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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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Characteristic symptom of asthma -
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The correct answer is  Ans. is 'b' i.e., Wheezing Clinical manifestations of asthma Wheezing --> Mast characteristic of asthma Flaring of nostrils Fatigue Hyper-resonant chest In chronic cases chest becomes barrel shaped Cough Cyanosis Tachycardia Dysnea Apprension, restlessness Pulsus paradoxus Cardiac arrhythmias due to sever hypoxemia Intercostal and suprasternal retraction --> Excessive use of accessory muscles of respiration.