Asthma

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Case #1
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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]

Classification

• 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

Causes

Exercise Induced Asthma | Occupational Asthma | Nocturnal Asthma | Asthma and GERD | Aspirin Induced Asthma (Aspirin Hypersensitivity) | Asthma In Pregnancy

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

Treatment

• Acute Exacerbation Management

• Medical Therapy: Overview | Short-acting β2-agonists (SABA) | Long-acting β2-agonists (LABA) | Anticholinergics | Theophylline | Cromolyn sodium

• Bronchial thermoplasty
• Asthma spacer
• Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Case Studies

Case #1

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