Question: I was diagnosed with asthma at 8 month old. When I turned 16 the asthma lessen, even without no treatment I had no symptoms for like 2 years. A few months ago I started having symptoms again. I am 27 years old now. My PCP ordered chest X-Ray that I will attached the results to this question. My recent ECG showed incomplete left bundle branch block, and atrium enlargement. My cardiologist said that this findings correlate with a chronic lung disease, especially asthma and that I should not be worry about that unless there is another cardiac change, I will have an ecocardiography done on Tuesday. The Lipid panel the PCP ordered came out fine, no high cholesterol, renal function and liver, everything within normal ranges. My question is: Today I woke up and had some shortness of breath but I had no wheezing or crackles, no adventitious sounds upon auscultation that normally when I feel short of breath I have the wheezing mostly over the left lung field, I do not get short of breath often either. I took my medications and did inhalations of steam, the symptom of shortness of breath after the inhalations lessen. I would like to hear your professional expertise on whether you might have astma whitout the presence of wheezing or not? Attached to this question my Chest X-Ray and Lipid Panel can be found.
Respectfully
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