Contents:

Diagnosis of Asthma

Asthma Triggers

Asthma Management and Treatments

Asthma and Special Populations

Approach to Asthma Worldwide and in the Primary Care Setting

Enormous progress in asthma research has been made in the past 50 years, including a greater understanding of its complex pathogenesis and new and more effective therapies. Consequently, the scientific literature has grown vast and can be difficult to integrate. With contributions from a distinguished panel of world-renowned authors, Clinical Asthma Common terms and phrases: activity acute asthma addition adherence adolescents adults agents airway allergen Allergy Clin Immunol anxiety approach assessment associated asthma control cause cells challenge changes Chest childhood chronic clinical common compared considered corticosteroids daily decreased demonstrated device diagnosis disease disorders dose drug early effects emergency eosinophilic et al evidence exacerbations exercise exposure factors flow frequent guidelines hospital identified important improve increased individuals infections inflammation inhaled initial intervention levels limited lung function measures medication obesity older oral outcomes patients Pediatr persistent phenotype physician poor population practice predicted present prevalence primary recent recommended reduced References reported require Respir respiratory response rhinitis risk role sensitivity severe severe asthma significant specific Step studies suggest symptoms systemic Table technique therapy tion treated treatment trial United wheezing