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Creating Better Insight into Asthma Management


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1 Senior Consultant & Chief of Medical Services, Department of Pulmonology, Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut, Kerala., India
2 Resident Trainee, Department of Pulmonology, Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut, Kerala., India
     

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Asthma is a common disease affecting all age groups. Global Initiative for Asthma is preparing and updating asthma management guidelines regularly. This is to make medical practitioners aware of the importance of early diagnosis and optimal management of asthma. The main factor that creates suffering for asthma patients is under treatment. This may be from the side of the practitioner in the form of delay in diagnosis and failure to use optimal medications. This article focuses on creating awareness among caregivers regarding the selection of optimal management for their asthma patients.

Keywords

World Asthma Day, Optimal management, Targeted therapy, Asthma Care for All.
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Authors

Ravindran Chetambath
Senior Consultant & Chief of Medical Services, Department of Pulmonology, Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut, Kerala., India
Rameesa Shanavas
Resident Trainee, Department of Pulmonology, Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut, Kerala., India

Abstract


Asthma is a common disease affecting all age groups. Global Initiative for Asthma is preparing and updating asthma management guidelines regularly. This is to make medical practitioners aware of the importance of early diagnosis and optimal management of asthma. The main factor that creates suffering for asthma patients is under treatment. This may be from the side of the practitioner in the form of delay in diagnosis and failure to use optimal medications. This article focuses on creating awareness among caregivers regarding the selection of optimal management for their asthma patients.

Keywords


World Asthma Day, Optimal management, Targeted therapy, Asthma Care for All.

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