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what is the rule of 2’s?
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RULE OF 2’S – anyone who has symptoms of less than 2 times a week, or night awakening less than 2 times a month, it is intermittent. Any more than those, it is persistent
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All pt’s w/ persistent asthma should be on ...
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ICS
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Bronchodilator therapy alone is appropriate only for ...
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intermittent asthma
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Frequency of sxs and PFT results differentiate severity of persistent asthma and its tx.:
severity of asthma – daily medication -mild intermittent - ... -mild persistent (normal baseline PFTs) - ... -moderate persistent - ... -severe persistent - ... |
no daily meds required
Low dose ICS Low-med dose ICS and LABA high dose ICS and LABA and oral corticosteroids (if needed) |
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60% who wheeze by age 3 resolve by ... and 60% of children w/ asthma resolve by ...
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school age
adulthood |
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.../... is the major predictor of persistence (strongest identifiable factor)
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allergy/atopy
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primary risk factor for asthma is ...
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maternal smoking/tobacco exposure
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acute exacerbations:
Beware of ... toxicity, e.g. tremor, tachycardia, hypokalemia – may need to be ... |
adrenergic
intubated |
