Step 3 of the asthma guidelines

Section 1. EPR-3 versus GINA 2008 Guidelines - Asthma Control and Step 3 Care: Highlights of the Asthma Summit 2009: Beyond the Guidelines

Recent updates to asthma guidelines from the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) and the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (Expert Panel Report 3, EPR-3) share many similarities, reflecting a focus on asthma control based on clinical manifestations of disease and responsiveness to therapy. Both documents build upon the recommendations of former guidelines utilizing evidence-based...

Difficult asthma: beyond the guidelines.

DiYcult asthma: beyond the guidelines

The current guidelines for prophylactic treatment of paediatric asthma culminate in the addition of regular oral corticosteroids after a stepwise increase in treatment. However, there are still a few patients whose asthma is not controlled despite such maximal conventional treatment and these children are often referred to a tertiary paediatric respiratory centre. Childhood asthma has several m...

The coming of age of asthma guidelines.

Guidelines on the management of asthma.