Asthma Management in Adults
Summary
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Asthma is a chronic disease and its incidence is rising both in
developed as well as in developing countries.
Changes in the scientific concepts of asthma in recent years have
forced scientists to define diagnostic criteria and the framework of
rational therapy of asthma in their meetings.
Today, inflammation has been recognized as the main feature of
pathology in asthma , therefore in treating asthma not only overcoming
branch constriction but also the treatment of inflammation should be
contemplated.
Like other chronic disease in treating asthmatics education of the
patients is of Paramount importance and finally it has to be mentioned
that a logic therapeutic schedule should be based on the severity of the
disease and any therapeutic plan should be revised once a while according
to the patients new disease condition.
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