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[[Asthma emergency management|Acute Exacerbation Management]] | *[[Asthma emergency management|Acute Exacerbation Management]] | ||
*[[Asthma medical therapy|Medical Therapy]]: [[Asthma short acting beta 2 agonist therapy|Short-acting β2-agonists (SABA)]] | [[Asthma long acting beta 2 agonist therapy|Long-acting β2-agonists (LABA)]] | [[Bronchodilator#Anticholinergics|Anticholinergics]] | [[Bronchodilator#Theophylline|Theophylline]] | [[Cromoglicate|Cromolyn sodium]] | |||
*[[Bronchial thermoplasty]] | |||
*[[Asthma spacer]] | |||
*[[Asthma alternative and complementary medicine|Alternative and Complementary Medicine]] | |||
==[[Asthma secondary prevention|Secondary Prevention]]== | ==[[Asthma secondary prevention|Secondary Prevention]]== | ||
Revision as of 04:31, 30 September 2011
| Asthma | ||
| ICD-10 | J45 | |
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| ICD-9 | 493 | |
| OMIM | 600807 | |
| DiseasesDB | 1006 | |
| MedlinePlus | 000141 | |
| MeSH | C08.127.108 | |
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Asthma On the Web |
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Editor(s)-in-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Phone:617-632-7753; Philip Marcus, M.D., M.P.H. [2]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S. [3]; Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S. [4]
Overview
Historical Perspective
Classification Scheme
- Based on Symptom-Onset: Early-onset Asthma | Late-onset Asthma
- Based on Symptom-Severity: Mild Intermittent Asthma | Mild Persistent Asthma | Moderate Persistent Asthma | Severe Persistent Asthma | Status asthmaticus
Pathophysiology
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Causes
Exercise Induced Asthma | Occupational Asthma | Nocturnal Asthma | Asthma and GERD | Aspirin Induced Asthma (Aspirin Hypersensitivity) | Asthma In Pregnancy
Differentiating Asthma from other Diseases
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Test | Allergic Test | Pulmonary Function Test | Bronchoprovocation | Methacholine Challenge Test | Exhaled nitric oxide | Electrocardiogram | Chest X-Ray | Chest CT | MRI | Nuclear Imaging
Natural history, Complications and Prognosis
Treatment
- Medical Therapy: Short-acting β2-agonists (SABA) | Long-acting β2-agonists (LABA) | Anticholinergics | Theophylline | Cromolyn sodium