Importance Asthma affects about 7.5% of the adult population. Evidence-based diagnosis,
monitoring, and treatment can improve functioning and quality of life in adult patients with …

Key Clinical Points Asthma in Adults Asthma guidelines state that a definitive diagnosis of
asthma should be based on the presence of characteristic respiratory symptoms such as …

The correct diagnosis of asthma is usually easily made and most patients with asthma
respond to therapy. Approximately 5% of patients with asthma, however, have disease that …

2. Objective Measures of Lung Function 17 High-dose Inhaled Corticosteroids Spirometry 17
Experimental Steroid-sparing Drugs. Peak Expiratory Flow Rate Measurement 19 …

Asthma affects approximately 300 million people worldwide and approximately 7.5% of
adults in the United States. 1, 2 Among adults, asthma results in about 10.5 million physician …

The significant worldwide increase in asthma-related severity and mortality has evoked
increasing concern from the medical community. To enhance early recognition and …

The stepwise approach to pharmacological treatment in adult asthma mandates that asthma
treatment is progressively stepped up to achieve symptom control and reduce the risk of …

The goals of treatment are prevention of fatalities, hospitalizations, and emergency
department visits, along with achieving good long-term control of asthma, with reduction of …

Asthma is a chronic disease principally characterized by episodic wheeze, cough, and
breathlessness resulting from airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation. It is one of the …

ABSTRACT RATIONALE: While severe asthma affects approximately 5% of all individuals
with asthma, this small minority of individuals accounts for a large proportion of the asthma …