title: Guidelines for treating asthma.
abstract: Asthma is a chronic condition in which inflammatory changes occur in the airways characterized by mucosal inflation. While it is a chronic disease, it can be managed quite effectively in most patients. This article presents several of the new treatment guidelines for asthma.
authors.affiliation: Kentuckiana Pulmonary Associates, Louisville, KY 40205, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sims
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010353:Patient Education as Topic