TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Asthma
A1  - Barnes, Peter J.
A2  - Kasper, Dennis
A2  - Fauci, Anthony
A2  - Hauser, Stephen
A2  - Longo, Dan
A2  - Jameson, J. Larry
A2  - Loscalzo, Joseph
PY  - 2014
T2  - Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 19e
AB  - Asthma  is  a  syndrome  characterized  by  airflow  obstruction  that  varies  markedly,  both  spontaneously  and  with  treatment.  Asthmatics  harbor  a  special  type  of  inflammation  in  the  airways  that  makes  them  more  responsive  than  nonasthmatics  to  a  wide  range  of  triggers,  leading  to  excessive  narrowing  with  consequent  reduced  airflow  and  symptomatic  wheezing  and  dyspnea.  Narrowing  of  the  airways  is  usually  reversible,  but  in  some  patients  with  chronic  asthma  there  may  be  an  element  of  irreversible  airflow  obstruction.  The  increasing  global  prevalence  of  asthma,  the  large  burden  it  now  imposes  on  patients,  and  the  high  health  care  costs  have  led  to  extensive  research  into  its  mechanisms  and  treatment.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2022/05/28
UR  - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1120807725
ER  -