SECTION 3, THE FOUR COMPONENTS OF ASTHMA MANAGEMENT Introduction
the assessment of asthma control The level of asthma control will guide decisions either to maintain or adjust therapy — For population-based evaluations, clinical research, or subsequent characterization of the patient’s overall severity, asthma severity can be inferred after optimal therapy is
Asthma Diagnosis and Treatment Guideline
Asthma control is the degree to which asthma symptoms are minimized in patients with an established diagnosis of asthma The degree of control is used to determine whether a patient’s medications should be adjusted Control is classified as well controlled, not well controlled, and very poorly controlled
Quick Reference Charts for the Classification and Stepwise
Asthma control is the degree to which the goals of therapy are met (e g , pr event symptoms/exacerbations, maintain normal lung function and a ctivity levels) The classification of severity or level of control is based on the most severe impairment or risk category in which any feature occurs
SECTION 2, DEFINITION, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS OF
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways This feature of asthma has implications for the diagnosis, management, and potential prevention of the disease The immunohistopathologic features of asthma include inflammatory cell infiltration: — Neutrophils (especially in sudden-onset, fatal asthma exacerbations; occupational
Understanding asthma pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management
Asthma affects approximately 300 million people around the world In children, males have a higher asthma risk; in adults, fe - males have a higher prevalence Experts believe asthma results from various host factors, environ - mental factors, or a combination Host factors include gender, obesi-ty, and genetics Genetic factors in - clude atopy
VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the Primary Care
is a very heterogeneous condition There is significant variability in presenting symptoms, degree of airway obstruction, level of impairment, responsiveness to medication, and frequency/severity of exacerbations Patients with asthma also vary with respect to age at diagnosis, symptom triggers, psychosocial factors, and comorbid medical
The diagnosis of asthma in children: An evidence- based
On a global scale, asthma is the most common chronic non-communi-cable disease in children It is a heterogeneous condition characterised by chronic inflammation and variable expiratory airflow limitation,[1] as well as airway reversibility (evidence level C) Airway inflammation and airway
Asthma knowledge, attitudes, quality life adolescents
degree to which a person believes that their own decisions and actions influence their ill-ness (asthma) and its effects Students with stronginternal locus ofcontrol are morelikely to comply with a medical regimen 18 The 'powerful others' domain assesses the degree towhichanindividualbelieves thattheirscope for action concerning asthma andits
Antibiotic exposure in early life and development of
smoking during pregnancy, first-degree relatives with asthma, antibiotic use while pregnant, and race, a study -cant OR between antibiotics and both asthma (OR=1 58; 95 CI 1 27 to 1 96) and wheezing (OR=1 29; 95 CI 1 07 to 1 55) 18 After adjusting for reverse causation, the study showed that there was an association between asthma
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