title: Stepwise treatment of asthma.
abstract: Therapy for asthma has undergone substantial changes in the past three decades, prompted by a better understanding of the role of inflammation in reversible airway disease. Improved therapies and a workable algorithm of therapy guidelines have provided an improved quality of life for the patient with asthma. This article outlines the most recent revisions of the stepwise guidelines provided by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Penn State University, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17036, USA. Electronic address: entshop@aol.com.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Fornadley
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000284:Administration, Oral; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents
keywords: Bronchospasm; Intermittent bronchospasm; Persistent bronchospasm