Asthma Prevention And Management Guidelines: 2003, Japan (Jgl 2003), English Summary

Contents......Page 4
Foreword......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 11
Asthma Classifi cation Based on Severity and Frequency of Asthma Attacks......Page 12
Changes over Time in Asthma Symptom Prevalence......Page 14
Regional Differences in Asthma Prevalence......Page 15
Age at Onset......Page 16
Asthma Deaths......Page 17
Asthma Deaths in Adults......Page 19
Asthma Deaths in Children......Page 21
Further Reading......Page 22
Controller Medications......Page 23
Corticosteroids......Page 24
Mediator Release Inhibitors......Page 26
Leukotriene Antagonists......Page 27
b2-Agonists......Page 28
Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicines (Kampo)......Page 29
Nonspecific Therapy......Page 30
Treatment......Page 31
Treatment......Page 32
Management of Patients at Home......Page 34
Theophylline......Page 35
Corticosteroids......Page 36
Home Management of Patients......Page 38
Treatment of Moderate Attacks......Page 40
Treatment of Severe Attacks......Page 43
Treatment for Acute Respiratory Failure......Page 44
Medication Plans for Long-Term Management of Childhood Asthma......Page 45
Inhaled Corticosteroids......Page 46
Localized Effects......Page 48
b2-Agonists......Page 49
Sustaining Asthma Control......Page 50
Mild Persistent Asthma (Step 2)......Page 51
Early Intervention......Page 52
Secondary Prevention......Page 53
References......Page 54
Further Reading......Page 58