Frederick E. Hargreave, MBChB, MD, Parameswaran Nair, MD, PhD CHEST

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Point: Is Measuring Sputum Eosinophils Useful in the Management of Severe Asthma? Yes Frederick E. Hargreave, MBChB, MD, Parameswaran Nair, MD, PhD CHEST Volume 139, Issue 6, Pages 1270-1273 (June 2011) DOI: 10.1378/chest.11-0618 Copyright © 2011 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Flow chart shows the strategy used to manage asthma based on sputum cell counts. AAT = α antitrypsin deficiency; AO = airflow obstruction; BO = bronchiolitis obliterans; VCD = vocal chord dysfunction. CHEST 2011 139, 1270-1273DOI: (10.1378/chest.11-0618) Copyright © 2011 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions