While chest X-rays aren’t used to diagnose asthma, they can point to lung damage and pneumonia as the cause or complication of an asthma attack. Read on to learn more about the role of chest X ...

However, having asthma increases the risk of complications from general anesthesia. General anesthesia is when you’re put to sleep to avoid feeling pain during surgery. The risk of complications ...

To this end, this report critically evaluates the strength and direction of the available evidence regarding the complications of ICS use in patients with asthma, evidence that clinicians may ...

A chest X-ray cannot diagnose asthma but can provide valuable information during a severe attack or when someone is hospitalized with asthma complications. A chest X-ray can also differentiate ...

The established efficacy of ICS therapy generally has placed this class of medications at the center of current asthma treatment recommendations. However, despite the general acceptance of ICSs ...

More information: Jennifer Naftel et al, An international consensus on the use of asthma biologics in pregnancy, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1016/S2213-2600(24)00174-7 Provided ...