A 38 year old female has been experiencing intermittent shortness of breath, wheezing and cough for six months. Which of the following features most strongly supports a diagnosis of asthma rather than COPD? a) Improvement of lung function with steroid therapy b) Smoking history from adolescence c) Marked diurnal variation in peak expiratory flow rate d) FEV1/FEV ration less than 70%

A 38 year old female has been experiencing intermittent shortness of breath, wheezing and cough for six months. Which of the following features most strongly supports a diagnosis of asthma rather than COPD? a) Improvement of lung function with steroid therapy b) Smoking history from adolescence c) Marked diurnal variation in peak expiratory flow rate d) FEV1/FEV ration less than 70%

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