title: Asthma: current controversies and emerging therapies.
abstract: Despite advances in understanding the pathogenesis of asthma, a number of controversies regarding the optimal clinical management of asthma remain. This review of recent literature and current controversies, chosen mainly on the basis of relevance to clinical therapy, is directed toward nonspecialists caring for asthmatic patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kavuru
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pien
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Litwin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erzurum
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D013224:Status Asthmaticus / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents