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Key New Concepts of AsthmaManagement• Elements of assessment and monitoring– Severity– Control– Responsiveness to treatment• Severity emphasized for initiating therapy• Control emphasized for monitoring andadjusting therapy• Severity and control defined in terms of 2domains– Impairment– Riskhttp://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/<strong>asthma</strong>/epr3/resource.pdf. Accessed February 5, 2007.

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