Stepwise Treatment of Asthma

Therapy for asthma has undergone substantial changes in the past three decades, prompted by a better understanding of the role of inflammation in reversible airway disease. Improved therapies and a workable algorithm of therapy guidelines have provided an improved quality of life for the patient wit...

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Published inOtolaryngologic clinics of North America Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 65 - 75
Main Author Fornadley, John A., MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.2014
Subjects
Administration, Inhalation
Administration, Oral
Anti-Asthmatic Agents - adverse effects
Anti-Asthmatic Agents - therapeutic use
Asthma - diagnosis
Asthma - drug therapy
Bronchospasm
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Therapy, Combination
Female
Forecasting
Humans
Intermittent bronchospasm
Male
Otolaryngology
Persistent bronchospasm
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Surgery
Treatment Outcome
Bronchospasm
Intermittent bronchospasm
Persistent bronchospasm
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Summary:Therapy for asthma has undergone substantial changes in the past three decades, prompted by a better understanding of the role of inflammation in reversible airway disease. Improved therapies and a workable algorithm of therapy guidelines have provided an improved quality of life for the patient with asthma. This article outlines the most recent revisions of the stepwise guidelines provided by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
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ISSN:0030-6665
1557-8259
DOI:10.1016/j.otc.2013.09.014