Current management of acute severe asthma.
Most attacks of acute severe asthma represent a failure of asthma management. The factors underlying each attack should be identified and determined attempts made to improve the assessment of asthma severity and self-management by the patient so that future attacks can be aborted or prevented.
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University of Nottingham.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents