Systematic assessment of difficult-to-treat asthma: principles and perspectives

M Hew, A Menzies-Gow, JH Hull, L Fleming… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Difficult-to-treat asthma affects a minority of adults and children with asthma but represents a
challenging mix of misdiagnosis, multimorbidity, inadequate self-management, severe …

Difficult to treat asthma in adults

GP Currie, JG Douglas, LG Heaney - Bmj, 2009 - bmj.com
There is no universally accepted definition of difficult asthma. However, it is reasonable to
consider it present when people have persistent symptoms and frequent exacerbations …

The Saudi Initiative for Asthma-2016 update: Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma in adults and children

MS Al-Moamary, SA Alhaider, MM Idrees… - Annals of Thoracic …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
This is an updated guideline for the diagnosis and management of asthma, developed by
the Saudi Initiative for Asthma (SINA) group, a subsidiary of the Saudi Thoracic Society. The …

The Saudi initiative for asthma–2012 update: guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma in adults and children

MS Al-Moamary, SA Alhaider… - Annals of thoracic …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
This an updated guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma, developed by the
Saudi Initiative for Asthma (SINA) group, a subsidiary of the Saudi Thoracic Society. The …

The limitations of severe asthma: the results of a European survey

M Dockrell, MR Partridge, E Valovirta - Allergy, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Asthma has a major impact on patients' lives, and severe asthma is a serious
health problem. The European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients' …

The successful treatment of vocal cord dysfunction with low-dose amitriptyline–including literature review

VA Varney, H Parnell, J Evans, NT Cooke… - Journal of asthma …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Vocal cord dysfunction is an asthma mimic. Diagnosis of this condition requires a high index
of suspicion if unnecessary treatments are to be avoided. We describe the findings from our …

Budesonide/formoterol for maintenance and reliever therapy in the management of moderate to severe asthma

M Humbert, TLG Andersson, R Buhl - Allergy, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines aim at improving asthma control and
preventing future risk. For patients with moderate to severe asthma an inhaled corticosteroid …

Impact of comorbidities on asthma

M Thomas, D Price - Expert review of clinical immunology, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Asthma is a common and serious illness with suboptimal outcomes of care. Epidemiological
studies show certain comorbidities occurring more frequently than expected with asthma …

Recommendation for optimal management of severe refractory asthma

JB Morjaria, R Polosa - Journal of asthma and allergy, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Patients whose asthma is not adequately controlled despite treatment with a combination of
high dose inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting bronchodilators pose a major clinical …

Asthma: 1987-2007. What have we achieved and what are the persisting challenges?

MR Partridge - Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 2007 - nature.com
Despite an increasing prevalence of asthma, enormous advances have been made in our
understanding and management of asthma over the last 20 years. Work begun two or three …