title: Asthma in adults: the ambulatory patient.
abstract: Heterogeneity is the hallmark of adult asthma, and patients thus need individualized therapeutic programs. But there are unifying underlying mechanisms, understanding of which makes it easier to design the clinical stategy appropriate to each case.
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000150:complications; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications; D012882:Skin Tests; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D013256:Steroids