Reviewing bronchial asthma and its pharmacotherapy.

: Aspirin idiosyncrasy must be watched for, particularly in the elderly, where nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are frequently used for osteoarthritis, bursitis, and related musculoskeletal disorders. An electrocardiogram is advised to exclude or define underlying cardiac disease in elderly asthmatics. They may suffer cardiopulmonary reverses that invariably are perceived as acute asthma by the patient.