Treatments for Asthma

by Cynthia M. Johnson, MA

En Español (Spanish Version)

An asthma action plan will be used to help people control asthma and handle asthma attacks. Medicine and lifestyle changes will be a part of the plan. The goals of the plan are to:

Ease acute symptoms and prevent problems, such as infections
Ease inflammation
Remove or control triggers
Prevent future attacks
Maintain quality of life

Treatment may be:

• Lifestyle changes • Medications • Other treatments • Alternative and complementary treatments

REFERENCES:

Acute asthma exacerbation in children. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: https://www.dynamed.com/condition/acute-asthma-exacerbation-in-children. Updated August 22, 2018. Accessed October 22, 2019.

Asthma exacerbation in adults and adolescents. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: https://www.dynamed.com/condition/asthma-exacerbation-in-adults-and-adolescents. Updated January 29, 2019. Accessed October 22, 2019.

Asthma in adults and adolescents. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: https://www.dynamed.com/condition/asthma-in-adults-and-adolescents. Updated October 11, 2019. Accessed October 22, 2019.

Asthma treatment. Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America website. Available at:
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Updated September 2015. Accessed October 23, 2019.

Chronic asthma in children. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: https://www.dynamed.com/condition/chronic-asthma-in-children. Updated September 27, 2019. Accessed October 22, 2019.

Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) global strategy for asthma management and prevention. GINA 2018.

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Last reviewed September 2019 by EBSCO Medical Review Board Daniel A. Ostrovsky, MD
Last Updated: 8/25/2020

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