Asthma - Treatment and Action Plan | NHLBI, NIH
网页2024年4月17日 · Learn about different types of medicines and procedures to treat asthma, from quick-relief inhalers to bronchial thermoplasty. Create an asthma action plan with your healthcare provider to manage your symptoms and prevent flare-ups.
网页This guide summarizes the recommendations from the 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines for children ages 0–11 years. It provides step diagrams, preferred medications, and control assessment for intermittent and persistent asthma.
网页The 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines provide recommendations for intermittent inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and as-needed short-acting beta 2-agonist (SABA) for quick-relief therapy in children and adults with asthma. Learn about the evidence, benefits, risks, and considerations for different age groups and …
网页This guide summarizes recommendations from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program for quality asthma care. It includes a stepwise approach to medication adjustment based on asthma severity and control, and a table of key clinical activities for asthma diagnosis and management.
2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines
网页2020年12月3日 · The report provides evidence-based recommendations for asthma diagnosis, management, and treatment based on the best available science. It covers six priority topic areas, such as inhaled corticosteroids, immunotherapy, and bronchial thermoplasty, and includes implementation guidance and patient information.
How to Use a Nebulizer Fact Sheet - NHLBI, NIH
网页Learn the general steps for using a nebulizer, a device that delivers medicine to your lungs through a mouthpiece or mask. This fact sheet is for people with asthma, COPD, or other chronic lung diseases.
Pulmonary Function Tests | NHLBI, NIH
网页Maximal voluntary ventilation (MVV) is the maximum volume of air that can be inhaled and exhaled in one minute. It is measured by having the patient breathe as deeply and rapidly as possible for 10 seconds. Learn more about MVV and …
网页LAMAs are long-acting bronchodilators that may help control asthma long-term when used with inhaled corticosteroids. Learn how LAMAs work, who should use them, and what side effects to watch out for.
网页This guide from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) helps you control things that make your asthma worse. It lists common asthma triggers, such as allergens, irritants, and medicines, and suggests ways to reduce them.
Long-Acting Muscarinic Antagonists (LAMAs) Fact Sheet
网页LAMAs are a type of long-acting bronchodilator (medicine) that may be used with inhaled corticosteroids in patients who cannot take long-acting beta-agonists. Learn how they work, their risks and benefits, and when a health care provider may prescribe them.