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2. Global Initiative for Asthma - Wikipedia

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   GINA conducts continuous review of scientific publications on asthma and is a leader in disseminating information about the care of patients with asthma. [2] GINA publishes resources such as evidence-based guidelines for asthma management, and runs special events such as World Asthma Day. GINA's guidelines, revised each year, are used by ...

3. The #1 Thing to Do If You're Having an Asthma Attack ... - AOL

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   Asthma Attack, American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Asthma Treatment and Action Plan, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Peak Flow Meters, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of ...

4. Asthma - Wikipedia

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   More research is necessary to determine if shared decision-making is helpful for managing adults with asthma [174] or if a personalized asthma action plan is effective and necessary. [175] Some people with asthma use pulse oximeters to monitor their own blood oxygen levels during an asthma attack. However, there is no evidence regarding the use ...

5. Anti-asthmatic agent - Wikipedia

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   An anti-asthmatic agent, also known as an anti-asthma drug, refers to a drug that can aid in airway smooth muscle dilation to allow normal breathing during an asthma attack or reduce inflammation on the airway to decrease airway resistance for asthmatic patients, or both. The goal of asthmatic agents is to reduce asthma exacerbation frequencies ...

6. Peak expiratory flow - Wikipedia

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   A small portion of people with asthma may benefit from regular peak flow monitoring. When monitoring is recommended, it is usually done in addition to reviewing asthma symptoms and frequency of reliever medication use. [2] When peak flow is being monitored regularly, the results may be recorded on a peak flow chart.

7. Acute severe asthma - Wikipedia

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   Acute severe asthma, also known as status asthmaticus, is an acute exacerbation of asthma that does not respond to standard treatments of bronchodilators (inhalers) and corticosteroids. [2] Asthma is caused by multiple genes , some having protective effect, with each gene having its own tendency to be influenced by the environment although a ...