COUNTERPOINT: Is Escalation of the Inhaled Corticosteroid Dose Appropriate for Acute Loss of?Asthma Control in an Attempt to Reduce Need for Oral Corticosteroids in Children? No

摘要

The proposal to treat loss of asthma control with increased inhaled corticosteroids raises a number of issues that need to be examined. First, just what is meant by loss of control? Is this the same as an exacerbation? If?not, what’s the difference? For guidance, I looked at?a?previously published practice parameter.