Because of the shortcomings of existing methods of assessment of inflammation activity in the airways, the method of laser optic-acoustic spectroscopy of patients expired air considered using for this purpose. This method can be used to indirectly evaluate the activity of inflammation in the airways and as an additional criterion for the effectiveness of basic treatment in patients with asthma.

The one step study was aimed at assessing of GINA knowledge in primary care doctors. The results demonstrated that the primary care doctors most often use GINA (2006) as source of information. But some systematic problems were revealed. Among them there is shortage of primary care doctors knowledge about modern asthma treatment approaches and low level of diagnostic equipment in primary care.