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Mild Intermittent Asthma

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  1. See Also
    1. Asthma Education
    2. Asthma Management
    3. Mild Persistent Asthma
    4. Moderate Persistent Asthma
    5. Severe Persistent Asthma
  2. Criteria
    1. Occasional exacerbations (Less than twice/week)
      1. Exacerbations are brief (hours to days)
      2. Nocturnal exacerbations are less than twice/month
    2. Asymptomatic
    3. Normal Pulmonary Function Test between exacerbations
      1. FEV1 or PEF >80% predicted
      2. PEF Variability <20%
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  4. Management
    1. No daily medications necessary
    2. Inhaled short acting Beta agonist as needed
    3. If beta agonist use more than twice per week:
      1. Step-up to Mild Persistent Asthma Management
      2. Consider long-term control (Inhaled Corticosteroids)
    4. Asthma Education
  5. References
    1. (1997) Management of Asthma, NIH 97-4053
    2. (1995) Global Strategy for Asthma, NIH 95-3659
    3. Kalister (2001) West J Med 174:415
    4. Kemp (2001) Am Fam Physician 63(7):1341

Mild intermittent asthma (C1960045)

ConceptsDisease or Syndrome (T047)
EnglishMild intermittent asthma
Parent ConceptsMild asthma (C0581124), Intermittent asthma (C1740754)
SourcesSNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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