%0 Journal Article %A Michael D Davis %A Craig D Smallwood %T 2019 Year in Review: Asthma %D 2020 %R 10.4187/respcare.07809 %J Respiratory Care %P 1024-1029 %V 65 %N 7 %X Asthma is an obstructive airway disease affecting children and adults throughout the world. It is a heterogeneous disease with a variety of causes and treatments. Research in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of asthma is ongoing, and there were > 8,000 publications on asthma in 2019. This paper reviews several research articles about asthma from 2019 that are most relevant for practicing respiratory therapists caring for patients with asthma. %U https://rc.rcjournal.com/content/respcare/65/7/1024.full.pdf