A 2021 update : approach to asthma management in adults
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that causes hyper-responsiveness of the bronchial tree, with reversible airflow obstruction. The condition places a significant burden on our healthcare system. Chronic asthma can cause remodelling of the airway. Patients suffering from asthma should be aware of the signs and symptoms thereof, as well as the factors that can precipitate an asthmatic attack. Asthma is mostly classified as either acute or chronic; the diagnosis of asthma is based on identifying both a characteristic pattern of respiratory symptoms and variable expiratory airflow limitatio... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
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Medpharm Publications
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Schlagwörter: | Asthma / Bronchodilator / Inhaled corticosteroid / β-agonist / Spirometry / Peak expiratory flow / Short-acting β2-agonist (SABA) / Long-acting β2-agonist (LABA) |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28840943 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/86581 |