Asthma is an airway inflammatory disease characterized ... Long-acting β 2-agonists; PEF: Peak expiratory flow; Pre-BD: Value measured prebronchodilator; PY: Pack-years; Raw: Airway resistance.

Conclusion: In patients with mild to severe persistent asthma, the beclomethasone HFA and beclomethasone CFC formulations were clinically equivalent, as judged by their effects on morning PEF and ...

Methods Post-hoc analysis of data from a clinical trial of 200 patients with severe asthma was performed. 1 A model of diurnal variation (DV) of PEF data that accounted for concomitant short and ...

Guidelines for management of asthma consistently recommend routine home monitoring of peak expiratory flow (PEF) in each patient. However, changes in PEF poorly reflect changes in asthma activity, PEF ...

Aims Guidelines recommend that asthma patients with elevated biomarkers of T2 inflammation ... ICS/LABA adherence was greater than 60% in 70% of patients. PEF data was interpretable in 87% of ...

An average daily peak expiratory flow (PEF) diurnal variation rate > 10% or PEF weekly variation rate > 20%. A diagnosis of asthma is made when the above symptoms and signs are present, any of the ...

The researchers find that approximately 30 percent of new asthma cases worldwide were linked to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure, highlighting the dramatic threat air pollution poses to ...

Scientists from the University of Sharjah think monoclonal antibodies hold the potential to be a far better treatment for asthma exacerbations than conventional therapies like steroids. They also ...

The researchers ... Burning Incense Can Pose Health Risks for Those With Allergies and Asthma Oct. 24, 2024 — A new medically challenging case warns that, for those with allergies and asthma ...

Asthma is a condition in which the airways in your lungs narrow and swell. When asthma is triggered, the muscles around these airways tighten. There’s currently no cure for asthma, but treatment ...

Knowing your normal peak flow rate—and detecting when you are not achieving it—can be an important part of your asthma treatment and asthma action plan. Peak flow monitoring can also be useful to ...