Management of refractory asthma

Authors

Thiti Sricharoenchai, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University

Keywords

management of asthma, refractory asthma, steroidgreen

Abstract

At present, treatment of asthma is progressively improved, so favourable outcomes are usually found inmost asthmatic patients. Refractory asthmatic patients are now rarely encountered. However, this group of patientshas problems in management, including diagnosis, correction of exacerbating factors, pharmacotherapy selection andmonitoring of disease progression. Thus, further study concerning definition, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations,natural history of disease and evidences about response to various drugs and other treatment modalities, includingadverse effects of these treatments, are necessary. All of these data should be considered together to appropriatelytreat refractory asthmatic patients for the best outcome.

Key words: management of asthma, refractory asthma, steroidgreen

Recommended Citation

Sricharoenchai, Thiti. 2011 Management of refractory asthma. Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine. 11, 2 (Apr. 2011 ), 297-318.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.70933/2773-9465.1513

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