Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pathogenesis, diagnosis, and assessment of asthma -- What is asthma? pathophysiology, demographics, and health care costs / Jonathan Maslan and James W. Mims -- Asthma : a chronic infectious disease? / Gaetano Caramori, Nikos Papadopoulos, Marco Contoli, Brunilda Marku, Giacomo Forini, Alessia Pauletti, Sebastian L. Johnston and Alberto Papi -- Biomarkers in asthma : a real hope to better manage asthma / Serpil C. Erzurum and Benjamin M. Gaston -- Asthma diagnosis in otolaryngology practice : pulmonary function testing / John H. Krouse and Helene J. Krouse -- Asthma diagnosis and management / Ariana Murata and Patrick M. Ling -- Treatment and management of adult asthma -- Stepwise treatment of asthma / John A. Fornadley -- Asthma pharmacotherapy / Minka L. Schofield -- Guideline-based approach to asthma management / Catherine "Casey" S. Jones, Ellen A. Becker, Catherine D. Catrambone and Molly A. Martin -- Systematic review of complementary and alternative medicine for asthma self-management / Maureen George and Maxim Topaz -- Corticosteroids : still at the frontline in asthma treatment? / Renaud Louis, Florence Schleich and Peter J. Barnes -- Management of pediatric asthma -- Childhood asthma : considerations for primary care practice and chronic disease management in the village of care / Michael P. Rosenthal -- Childhood asthma : a guide for pediatric emergency medicine providers / Sarah Kline-Krammes, Nirali H. Patel and Shawn Robinson -- Management of pediatric asthma at home and in school / Linda Sue Van Roeyen -- Difficult childhood asthma : management and future / Isabelle Tillie-Leblond, Antoine Deschildre, Philippe Gosset and Jacques de Blic -- Challenges in providing preventive care to inner-city children with asthma / Arlene M. Butz, Joan Kub, Melissa H. Bellin and Kevin D. Frick -- Pediatric obesity and asthma quality of life / Barbara Velsor-Friedrich, Lisa K. Militello, Joanne Kouba, Patrick R. Harrison, Amy Manion and Rita Doumit -- Specific issues and Considerations in asthma -- Asthma action plans and self-management : beyond the traffic light / Anna L. Edwards -- Work-exacerbated asthma / Anthony M. Szema -- Treating according to asthma control : does it work in real life? / Helen K. Reddel -- Occupationa asthma : new deleterious agents at the workplace / Catherine Lemiere, Jacques Ameille, Piera Boschetto, Manon Labrecque and Jacques-Andŕe Pralong -- Asthma and obesity : the dose effect / Amy Manion -- Why otolaryngologists and asthma are a good match : the allergic rhinitis-asthma connection / Rachel Georgopoulos, John H. Krouse and Elina Toskala -- RADS and its variants : asthma by another name / Annyce Mayer and Karin Pacheco -- Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : similarities and differences / Dirkje S. Postma, Helen K. Reddel, Nick H.T. ten Hacken and Maarten van den Berge -- Overlap of bronchiectasis and immunodeficiency with asthma / Tho Truong.