ACUTE ASTHMA, PROGNOSIS, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

Abstract

Background: Asthma is a chronic airway inflammatory disease associated with the variable expiratory flow, variable respiratory symptoms, and exacerbations, which sometimes require hospitalization or may be fatal. It is not only patients with severe and poorly controlled asthma that are at risk for a severe acute exacerbation, but this has also been observed in patients with otherwise mild or moderate asthma. This review discusses the prevalence, pathophysiology, prognosis, diagnosis, and current management protocols of acute asthma exacerbations. A web-based search utilizing the advanced characteristics of different databases like PubMed, Google Scholar, Embase, Scopus, and Cochrane electronic databases was carried out.

Keywords: Acute, Asthma, Exacerbations, Prognosis, Diagnosis, Management.