Abstract / Description of output
Our understanding of asthma pathophysiology has moved from broncho-constriction to choric inflammation and now to phenotyping and endotyping. It is necessary to review this history to attempt to address the future understanding of the disease. Personalised care is an attempt to match each patient with the optimum intervention, guided by treatable traits and biomarkers. Currently, in primary care (point of care) there are limited biomarkers available with a greater range available in specialist care. Patient stratification is an element of personalised care which can be achieved in primary care, identifying those patients who remain uncontrolled in spite of structured assessment.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Implementing Precision Medicine in Best Practices of Chronic Airway Diseases |
Editors | Ioana Agache, Peter Hellings |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 189-193 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780128134719 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780128134726 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2018 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Asthma
- Biomarkers
- Clinical decision support system
- Primary care
- Steroid resistant asthma