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Updated NHLBI Asthma Guidelines
September, 2007
In August, the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) issued the first comprehensive update in a decade of clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma. The Expert Panel Report 3: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma are a set a suggestions for ideal asthma management. They take into account the most current asthma research and new medications available in order to provide the best possible care.
Expert Panel Report 3 (EPR-3): Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma – Full Report, 2007 provides new guidance for selecting treatment based on a patient's individual needs and level of asthma control. The guidelines emphasize that while asthma can be controlled, the condition can change over time and differs among individuals and by age groups. Thus, it is important to monitor regularly the patient's level of asthma control so that treatment can be adjusted as needed.
The guidelines emphasize:
Symptom assessment and monitoring,
Patient Education,
Control of environmental factors and other conditions that can affect asthma,
and Medication prescriptions.
The updated guidelines are a reflection of an expert systmatic and rigorious review of the medical literature and practiced experience.
Visit http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma/index.htm to read the complete report or to review the summary.
