Slideshow: Rate Your Asthma Symptoms
Asthma Early Warning Signs
A Cough That Doesn't Go Away
Measurable Changes in Your Breathing
Follow Your Asthma Action Plan
Trouble Breathing
Posture Changes
Chest and Neck Retractions
Blue Lips or Fingernails
Other Signs of Asthma Emergencies
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Cleveland Clinic: "Symptoms of Asthma."
Duke University Health System.
DukeHealth.org: "Coughing 'til Morning, Parents Take Warning: Asthma Can Sneak Up on Some Kids."
KidsHealth: "What's an Asthma Flare-up?"
Medscape Reference: "Asthma – Overview," "Asthma – Physical Examination."
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH Publication No. 07-5251, October 2006.
National Jewish Health: "Asthma: Symptoms."
Regional Asthma Management & Prevention: "Asthma Action Plans."