Abstract
The revision in 2016 asthma management and prevention guideline includes both the diagnosis of asthma and the control-based asthma management. It points out that asthma is a heterogeneous disease, and the diagnosis of asthma should be based on the characteristic pattern of symptoms and evidence of variable airflow limitation, emphasizing the diagnosis of atypical asthma. Besides, the epidemiology of asthma, assessment of asthma, management severe asthma, special type of asthma and asthma in special populations have been added in this version. The revised guideline provides an important reference for the standardized management of asthma.
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Schedule a callMore From: Zhejiang da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences
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