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cord-017366-tpsf7as1	Espinoza, David	Return to Play in Asthma and Pulmonary Conditions	2017-09-04		.txt	text/plain	3957	172	47	Some of the more common, but important, conditions such as asthma, exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB), pneumothorax, and pulmonary infections will be addressed, as each are readily seen, by sports medicine teams, caring for the football players. Athletes will present with symptoms including cough, wheezing, shortness of breath, or chest tightness-in severe cases, these symptoms can lead to a life-threatening state of hypoxia due to obstruction of the airways. Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) is a pulmonary condition characterized by transient reversible airway narrowing that increases respiratory resistance resulting in coughing, shortness of breath, wheezing, or chest tightness shortly after vigorous exercise. The diagnosis of EIB is typically made through history and physical exam; however, it must be noted that this can lead to either overdiagnosis or underdiagnosis of the condition given the vast variance of symptom severity and presentation as well as a refractory period that some individuals may have.	./cache/cord-017366-tpsf7as1.txt	./txt/cord-017366-tpsf7as1.txt