It is always best to work with your doctor to treat other conditions that may interfere with your asthma management. It's best to avoid things that make asthma worse and/or trigger it. Asthma can be diagnosed based on three basic components: a medical history, a physical exam, and breathing test results. A doctor will run tests and, if you have asthma, determine the severity level of your asthma as intermittent, mild, moderate, or severe. This is a typical asthma test that people are asked to take when trying to understand why they have asthma. How long has asthma prevented you from doing anything at work, school or home? How many times have you felt short of breath? How often have your asthma symptoms woken you up at night or earlier than usual in the morning? How often have you used rescue inhaler or nebulizer medication (such as albuterol)? How would you rate your asthma control? It would be a good idea to keep a record of what can trigger an asthma attack, when it can happen, what happens,