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The Modern Management of Asthma (page 6 of 6)

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Regular review

While many younger children will ‘grow out’ of their symptoms, for adults asthma is a lifelong and variable disorder. All patients with asthma should be reviewed regularly by their general practitioner or trained practice nurse, even at times when they have few symptoms. Those patients not controlled on Step 4 or above should be referred for supervision at a specialist hospital clinic. While symptoms and lung function are the current mainstay of assessment, in the future, biomarkers such as exhaled nitric oxide and sputum eosinophil count, may be increasingly used to ensure that asthma is under control.

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