PHYSIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF BRONCHIAL-ASTHMA - WHY OBJECTIVE TESTING IS ESSENTIAL

Authors
WEISS SM PETTY TL
Citation
Sm. Weiss et Tl. Petty, PHYSIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF BRONCHIAL-ASTHMA - WHY OBJECTIVE TESTING IS ESSENTIAL, Postgraduate medicine, 97(6), 1995, pp. 56
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Postgraduate medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00325481
Volume
97
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-5481(1995)97:6<56:PEOB-W>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
No physician would treat hypertension without monitoring blood pressur e, but some treat bronchial asthma without objectively measuring pulmo nary function, This empirical approach is inappropriate, according to the authors, who discuss key measurements that should be taken to asse ss disease status, guide therapy, and monitor response. Three illustra tive cases stress the importance of objective evaluation of asthma.