The 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines: A Report from the
National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Committee Expert Panel …

Over the past 20 years, the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) has regularly published and
annually updated a global strategy for asthma management and prevention that has formed …

It is increasingly clear that asthma is a complex disease made up of number of disease
variants with different underlying pathophysiologies. Limited knowledge of the mechanisms …

Importance Many preschool children develop recurrent, severe episodes of lower respiratory
tract illness (LRTI). Although viral infections are often present, bacteria may also contribute …

Background Phenotypic presentations in young children with asthma are varied and might
contribute to differential responses to asthma controller medications. Methods The …

The 2020 National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Committee
Expert Panel Working Group (NAEPP [2020 Focused Asthma Update]) guidelines and the …

Background Previous systematic reviews have not shown clear benefit of glucocorticoids for
acute viral bronchiolitis, but their use remains considerable. Recent large trials add …

Asthma is a complex disorder that displays heterogeneity and variability in its clinical
expression both acutely and chronically. This heterogeneity is influenced by multiple factors …

Preschool children (ie, those aged 5 years or younger) with wheeze consume a
disproportionately high amount of health-care resources compared with older children and …

BACKGROUND: The goals of asthma treatment include preventing recurrent exacerbations.
Yet there is no consensus about the terminology for describing or defining “exacerbation” or …