Asthma

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Editor(s)-in-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [mailto:mgibson@perfuse.org] Phone:617-632-7753; Philip Marcus, M.D., M.P.H. [mailto:pmarcus192@aol.com]; ;

Classification Scheme

 * 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

Related Chapters

 * Reactive airway disease
 * Hopkins syndrome
 * Atopy
 * Immune response
 * Hygiene hypothesis
 * Melatonin
 * Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America