title: Asthma update: new approaches and partnerships.
abstract: This article provides pediatric nurse practitioners with an update on new guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma. These guidelines, published in 1991 and 1992, are changing the way asthma is managed in the United States. The article highlights portions of the guidelines, with special emphasis on pediatric implications.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Rachelefsky
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003663:Decision Trees; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology