Main description:

This convenient reference provides clinicians with point-of-care guidance on the assessment and treatment of chronic and acute asthma in infants, toddlers, school-aged children, and young adults. It covers signs and symptoms, triggers, diagnostic considerations, office pulmonary testing, clinical index tools, stepped approaches to treatment by age, maintenance and control, exacerbation assessment, and more.

Topics include

Approach to Evaluation
Diagnosis
Office Pulmonary Function Testing
Exacerbation Assessment
Respiratory Scoring Tools
Classifying Severity by Age
Intervention Overview
NIH/NHLBI Stepwise Approaches to Management
GINA Stepped Approaches to Treatment
Maintenance and Control
SABAs
Inhaled Corticosteroids
LABAs and LTRAs
Inhaled Anticholinergic Agents
Systemic Corticosteroids
Anti-immunoglobulin E Therapy
Other Biologics
Trigger Management
Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction
Asthma Control Test
Tobacco Use/Vaping and Asthma
Get Valid Spirometry Results Every Time

Contents:

Tab 1. Approach to Evaluation
Tab 2. Diagnosis
Tab 3. Office Pulmonary Function Testing
Tab 4. Exacerbation Assessment
Tab 5. Respiratory Scoring Tools
Tab 6. Classifying Severity by Age
Tab 7. Intervention Overview
Tab 8. NIH/NHLBI Stepwise Approaches to Management
Tab 9. GINA Stepped Approaches to Treatment
Tab 10. Maintenance and Control
Tab 11. SABAs
Tab 12. Inhaled Corticosteroids
Tab 13. LABAs and LTRAs
Tab 14. Inhaled Anticholinergic Agents
Tab 15. Systemic Corticosteroids
Tab 16. Anti-immunoglobulin E Therapy
Tab 17. Other Biologics
Tab 18. Trigger Management
Tab 19. Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction
Tab 20. Asthma Control Test
Tab 21. Tobacco Use/Vaping and Asthma
Tab 22. Get Valid Spirometry Results Every Time