Age

18–any

Sex

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

1. Males and females ≥ 18 years old.
2. Admitted to Internal Medicine at Soroka University Medical Center due to asthma exacerbation.

1. Substance abuse (except for tobacco).
2. Handicapped or bed ridden patients.
3. Patients who don't speak Hebrew, English, Russian or Arabic.
4. Other significant respiratory disease such as COPD, interstitial lung disease (as decided by the PI).

In-patient Asthma Counseling by Pulmonologist and Hospital Re-admission Rate