Background This asthma guideline update focuses on the management of individuals with at mild end spectrum. It applies to children 1 year age and over adults. was initiated address new clinical trials in this patient group as well changes recommendations from Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) strategy group. current evidence Canadian context.Methods A representative multidisciplinary panel ex...

Introduction: House dust mite (HDM) allergy has been reported as an actual cause of asthma in children. Subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) is a recommended treatment for HDM patients. However, there were limited data about the characteristic pediatric patients with HDM-SCIT, particularly Indonesia. This study was aimed to evaluate allergic asthma.
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Background: To assess clinical practice in the light of GINA guidelines and to identify and rectify areas of weaknesses in current clinical practice so as to provide GINA guidelines described standard of care to our patients. Methods: In this descriptive study 50 consecutive asthma patients were audited prospectively.Patient demographics were recorded. Every patient underwent detailed clinical ...

BACKGROUND To improve asthma disease management, the National Asthma Education Program (NAEP) Expert Panel published Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in 1991. OBJECTIVES To compare the current status of asthma disease management among patients in a large health maintenance organization with the NAEP guidelines and to identify the factors that may be associated with medica...

M O N T R E A L — There is a disconnect in communications between physicians and parents of children with asthma, according to an analysis of data from a new global asthma survey. Parents and physicians disagree on the amount of time dedicated to asthma education in the office; who initiates discussion about medication side effects; and the level of compliance with asthma medications. The North...

Background: Asthma treatment in Germany does not always comply with German treatment guidelines (AG) even though great importance is attached to medical guidelines worldwide. Suboptimal asthma management can lead to poor health outcomes. Barriers to guideline implementation and adherence must therefore be identified and analyzed. As 90% of asthma patients initially contact the German health sys...

Severe acute asthma is a medical emergency that must be quickly diagnosed and treated. Initial treatment includes a bronchodilator agent and systemic corticosteroids. In severe cases with poor response to the standard treatment, intravenous magnesium sulfate is a therapeutic option. This article aimed a literature review on the use of intravenous magnesium sulfate in the emergency room treatmen...

The Child Health Supplement to the 1988 National Health Interview Survey was used to examine parent-reported current asthma among a nationally representative sample of 17,110 children zero to 17 yr of age. Numerous demographic variables were analyzed for independent associations with asthma using modified stepwise logistic regression, with models including specific combinations of risk factors....