Exercise Induced Asthma question

asthma question

I never thought of that..what a good idea.

That's what makes this board special.....thanks

mike
 
The methacholine challenge test (MCCT) is the definitive test for asthma.

The physician will be attempting to provoke an asthmatic reaction with inhaled medication at increasing dosages. It is a series of pulmonary function tests, where the medication is administered (with time given for the medication to work).

There really isn't much to do to prepare for the test. Make sure you don't have a chest cold at the time of the test!!
 
My daughter has been dq (USAFA)for asthma diagnosis when 5, but used albuterol seasonally until 14. She is fine and has had no symptoms for at least 5 years. We have been toying with idea of setting her up for a methalcholine test just in case her waiver request is denied. Is a negative finding on such a test helpful/likely to overcome the former dq? Or is she wasting her time?
Thanks for all of the good info.
 
No matter what you do, she will still have the disqualification. I would wait and see what the outcome from the waiver authorities is. If your daughter has not done this, I would have her write a letter detailing exactly what occurred with her asthma, the date that she last took medication, how the asthma has affected her, how she is currently, and what activities she currently participates in. Send this letter to DoDMERB and they will forward it to the waiver authority.

If a waiver is denied, then you can start looking at getting additional testing, but if it hasn't been requested at this point in time I would not do it.
 
Thanks for the advice. She has already requested a waiver and we await a response. However Since I wrote my post, my daughter's webpage with the USAFA has been changed appointment status to "appointment offered". She received nothing via US mail. She previously had LOA and just got her nom about two weeks ago. We are not sure whether the change on the web page means that the waiver has been granted and now she has her appointment or the appointment is conditional. Any ideas?
Thanks again for your time. I am sure you hear the same questions over again and it must be frustrating.
 
Look on the page to see if the dodmerb line says qual. Better yet, go to the dodmerb site and see what that says
 
Appointments can be offered regardless of what the medical status of an applicant is. The only spot where I would be looking for the medical information is the DoDMERB web page as Pima stated.
 
Thanks for the advice. I suppose its time to sit back and wait for the DODmerb to do its thing.
 
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