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What is Management of steroid resistant asthma is done by: March 2005 and explain in detail?
Ans. A: Oral steroids It is defined as failure to respond to a high dose of oral prednisolone (40 mg once daily over 2 weeks) More common is reduced responsiveness to coicosteroids where control of asthma requires oral coicosteroids (coicosteroid dependent asthma) Most of these patients requires a maintenance therapy with oral coicosteroids. Low dose of theophylline may be helpful in some patients. Few patients may benefit from infusion of beta-2 agonists.