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3: Asthma Classification Flashcards

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Intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, or severe persistent?

Requires SABA >2 days/week but not >1/day.

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Mild Persistent

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What treatment step is appropriate for intermittent in all ages?

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Step 1: SABA PRN

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Intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, or severe persistent?

Extremely limited physical activity.

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Severe Persistent

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Intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, or severe persistent?

Requires SABA several times/day.

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Severe Persistent

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Intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, or severe persistent?

Nighttime symptoms often 7 times per week (5+ age group).

Nighttime symptoms >1 times per week (0-4 age group).

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Severe Persistent

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What treatment step is appropriate for mild persistent in all ages?

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Step 2: Low-dose ICS

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Intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, or severe persistent?

Nighttime symptoms 3-4 times per month (5+ age group).

Nighttime symptoms 1-2 times per month (0-4 age group).

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Mild Persistent

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Intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, or severe persistent?

Exacerbations are 0-1/year.

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Intermittent

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Intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, or severe persistent?

FEV1 >80% predicted.

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  • Intermittent
  • Mild Persistent
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Intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, or severe persistent?

Symptoms >2 times per week but <1 time per day.

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Mild Persistent

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Intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, or severe persistent?

Daily use of inhaled SABA.

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Moderate Persistent

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Intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, or severe persistent?

Exacerbations affect activity, ≥2 times per week; may last days.

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Moderate Persistent

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Intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, or severe persistent?

FEV1 <60% predicted.

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Severe Persistent

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Intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, or severe persistent?

Asymptomatic and normal PEF between exacerbations.

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Intermittent

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What treatment step is appropriate for severe persistent in ages 0-4, 5-11, and 12+?

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  • Step 3: Medium-dose ICS and consider short-course OCS (0-11 only).
  • Step 4: Medium-dose ICS + LABA and consider short-course OCS (5+ only).
  • Step 5: High-dose ICS + LABA and consider short-course OCS (12+ only).
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Intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, or severe persistent?

Symptoms ≤2 times per week.

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Intermittent

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Intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, or severe persistent?

Requires SABA 2 days/week.

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Intermittent

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Intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, or severe persistent?

Exacerbations brief (few hours or days); varying intensity.

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Intermittent

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Intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, or severe persistent?

Daily symptoms.

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Moderate Persistent

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Intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, or severe persistent?

Continual symptoms.

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Severe Persistent

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Intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, or severe persistent?

Some limitations to daily activities.

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Moderate Persistent

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Intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, or severe persistent?

All are started on long-term control medications.

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Severe persistent

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Intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, or severe persistent?

FEV1 >60% but <80% predicted.

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Moderate Persistent

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Intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, or severe persistent?

Normal FEV1 between exacerbations.

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Intermittent

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What treatment step is appropriate for **moderate persistent** in 0-11 years and 12+?
* Step 3: Medium-dose ICS and consider short-course OCS (all ages) * Step 3: Low-dose ICS + LABA (12+ only).
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Intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, or severe persistent? No interference with normal activity.
Intermittent
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Intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, or severe persistent? Exacerbations may affect activity (minor).
Mild Persistent
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Intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, or severe persistent? Nighttime symptoms ≤2 times per month (5+ age group). Nighttime symptoms 0 times per month (0-4 age group).
Intermittent
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Intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, or severe persistent? Frequent exacerbations.
Severe Persistent
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Intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, or severe persistent? Nighttime symptoms \>1 time per week but not nightly (5+ age group). Nighttime symptoms 3-4 times per month (0-4 age group).
Moderate Persistent
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Intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, or severe persistent? Exacerbations are 2 or more/6 months or ≥4 episodes of wheezing/year with risk factors for asthma (0-4 age group). Exacerbations are 2 or more/year (5+ age group).
* Mild Persistent (all ages) * Moderate Persistent (5+ age group) * Severe Persistent (5+ age group)

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