Medisur (Mar 2009)

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Severe Asthma Treatment.

  • Eddy Pereira Valdes,
  • Moisés Santos Peña,
  • Belkys Rodríguez Llerena

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 11 – 16

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Clinical Practice Guidelines for Severe Asthma Treatment. This disease is characterized by an overreaction of the tracheobronchial tree with hyperactivity after certain stimulus consisting of a diffuse narrowing of the respiratory ways related with an excessive contraction of the bronchial smooth muscle, hyper-secretion of mucus and mucosa edema. It is spontaneously reversible or reversible after treatment. We include a review of its definition, classification and development, stressing those elements related with ventilation. It includes assessment guidelines focused on the most important aspects to be accomplished.

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