[How is your asthma today?--A case report considering different parameters of asthma control].
Any anti-asthmatic therapy aims to control the disease activity. The amount of medication necessary to maintain asthma control over a longer period may vary. In the course of a long-term treatment, achievement of asthma control has regularly to be assessed. This case reports of a patient suffering from steroid dependent intrinsic asthma illustrates the different parameters being used to evaluate asthma control.
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D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000281:Administration, Intranasal; D000284:Administration, Oral; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D019091:Critical Pathways; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010366:Peak Expiratory Flow Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013147:Spirometry
D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011241:Prednisone