title: [Asthma attack].
abstract: Bronchial asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways which triggers bronchial hyperresponsiveness and reversible airflow obstruction. Today it is still a potentially fatal disease. The course and prognosis of bronchial asthma can be improved by adequate diagnosis, education of patients to develop a partnership in disease management, continuous monitoring of asthma severity, avoidance of asthma triggers, establishment of medication plans for chronic management as well as for managing exacerbation, and regular follow-up care. In the following 5 case reports each of these factors is discussed in detail.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Dür
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Speich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000503:physiopathology; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D001250:Asthma, Exercise-Induced / Q000503:physiopathology; D016535:Bronchial Hyperreactivity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity / Q000503:physiopathology; D012648:Self Care
vernacular_title: Asthma-Anfall.