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Opportunity for early intervention<br />

Oral steroids – too late!<br />

100<br />

% change from baseline<br />

80<br />

60<br />

40<br />

20<br />

Opportunity<br />

Rescue ß 2<br />

-agonist<br />

Morning PEF<br />

Night time symptoms<br />

(most specific<br />

indicator)<br />

0<br />

-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15<br />

Day<br />

425 severe exacerbations in the FACET study. Tattersfield A et al. AJRCCM 1999; 160: 594–9.

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