This article discusses a recent publication examining pharmacy access across Minnesota and explores the complex factors contributing to threatened community health access across the US.
|Articles|August 19, 2021
Pharmacy Clinical Pearl of the Day: Asthma Stages
Author(s)Saro Arakelians, PharmD
Severe persistent asthma is the worse type of asthma.
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Clinical Pearl of the Day: Asthma stages
The 4 stages of asthma are:
- intermittent
- mild persistent
- moderate persistent
- severe persistent
Explanation:
Asthma is a common, long-term condition that affects a person’s airways. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that8.1% of adults and 8.4 percent of children in the United States have asthma.- Intermittent asthma is the least severe type of asthma.
- Severe persistent asthma is the worse type of asthma.
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