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Symptom Differences Between PVFM/VCD and Asthma

 

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 PVFM/VCD

 Asthma

Breathing difficulty occurs during…  

Inhalation (stridor)

Exhalation (wheeze)

Sound originates in …

Neck

Chest

Area of constriction is…

Throat tightness

Chest tightness

Symptoms peak…

Shortly after starting exercise
and resolves within several
minutes of exercise cessation

Between 5 & 20 minutes after
exercise stops

Responds to rescue inhalers

No

Yes



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