Asthma Step Up Ladder

Follow up after an exacerbation.

Asthma step up ladder.

Step up 1 step. Asthma causes sympt oms such as wheezing shortness of breath chest tightness and cough that vary over time in their occurrence. Re evaluate in 2 weeks. Re evaluate in 2 6 weeks.

This guidelines summary is part of a series of summaries of the british thoracic society scottish intercollegiate guidelines network guideline 158. Some individuals with smaller lungs in relation to their heig t suc a a thin individual with narrow a p diameter to their chest may normally have fev1 80 and or fev1 fvc 85. Step up if needed. Step up 1 2 steps.

Consider short course oral corticosteroid. 32 glossary of asthma medication classes. British guideline on the diagnosis and management of asthma. The 2019 update includes a complete revision of the section on monitoring asthma including new information on predicting future risk of asthma attacks and updates to the sections on pharmacological management of asthma supported self management non pharmacological management of asthma and management of acute asthma in adults and children.

Asthma is highly variable over time. Determine if therapy should be adjusted. This summary focuses on recommendations for the management of asthma in adults including diagnosis monitoring pharmacological management and management of acute asthma. Step 1 occasional relief of symptoms as required inhaled short acting b 2 agonist given to all patients step 2 inhaled corticosteroid ics beclometasone or budesonide 200mcg twice daily if using qvar 100mcg twice daily step 3 long acting b 2 agonist laba formoterol 12mcg twice daily or salmeterol 50mcg twice daily 4 week trial.

Step down if possible. L u ng f ctio measures should be.