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