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Pocket Guide for asthma management and prevention for adults and children older than 5 years (updated 2020). Summary for primary health care providers, to be used in conjunction with the main GINA report. Difficult-to-treat and severe asthma in adolescent and adult patients. Diagnosis and Management.
The GINA Pocket Guide on Difficult to Treat and Severe Asthma v2.0 2019 provides a decision tree and practical guide for assessment and management in adults and adolescents. Sputum-guided treatment, if available, improves outcomes in moderate-severe asthma.
Every patient with adult-onset asthma should be asked about occupational exposures, and whether their asthma is better when they are away from work. It is important to confirm the diagnosis objectively (which often needs
Asthma guidelines are designed by medical experts to improve the care of people living with asthma and also help health care providers make custom treatment plans. This 4-page fact sheet describes how and why the 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Managem\ ent Guidelines were developed, provides an overview of the six focus areas, and lists the ...
First check adherence, inhaler technique, environmental factors, and comorbid conditions. Step up if needed; reassess in 4–6 weeks. Step down if possible (if asthma is well controlled for at least 3 consecutive months) Consult with asthma specialist if Step 3 or higher is required.
Then, using case stud-ies, we outline how to manage patients with mild, moderate, and severe asthma based on the GINA 2019 guidelines, as well as how to manage patients who have combined asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
This Clinician’s Guide summarizes the 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines: A Report from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Committee Expert Panel Working Group to help clinicians integrate the new recommendations into clinical care.
