Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the respiratory tract.
                     
Proper management of asthma is essential...
Asthma care used to be concentrated on broncho-dilation with treatment focused on airway restriction rather than inflammation, a more significant contributing factor. Studies have found that chronic inflammation may lead to irreversible remodeling of the airway at the cellular level. Airway remodeling creates tissue that is less responsive to treatment and leads to further progression of the disease.

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This learning activity was developed by Christine Pintz, FNP, MSN, coordinator of the Family Nurse Practitioner program at the George Washington University, in collaboration with Partnerships for Training, an Association of Academic Health Centers program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.