Pharmacy Clinical Pearl of the Day: Asthma Stages

Clinical Pearl of the Day: Asthma stages

The 4 stages of asthma are:

• intermittent
• mild persistent
• moderate persistent
• severe persistent

Explanation:

• Asthma is a common, long-term condition that affects a person’s airways. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that 8.1% of adults and 8.4 percent of children in the United States have asthma.
• Intermittent asthma is the least severe type of asthma.
• Severe persistent asthma is the worse type of asthma.

References:

2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines | NHLBI, NIH