New trends in asthma management.
The trend in asthma management is to promote the regular use of preventive medications to reduce airway inflammation and to maintain good control of asthma. Bronchodilators are to be used on an 'as required' basis when symptoms or peak flow rates indicate and in uncontrolled asthma. New delivery devices are becoming available. It is hoped that all asthmatics will have an asthma management plan developed by their doctors, so that patients understand how to control their asthma, how to assess their asthma control, and what to do in the situation of uncontrolled asthma.
Philpott
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Thoracic Medicine Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, South Australia.
Ruffin
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D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000287:Administration, Topical; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001249:Asthma / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids