Fast Five Quiz: Allergic Asthma Management

Nocturnal awakenings one to three times per week are a sign that allergic asthma is not well controlled. Other signs that a patient's allergic asthma is not well controlled include:

• Symptoms > 2 days per week

• Short-acting beta-agonist use (rescue inhaler) > 2 days per week

• Some limitation in normal activity

• FEV₁ or peak flow > 60%-80% predicted or personal best

• Validated questionnaire scores: Asthma Therapy Assessment Questionnaire (ATAQ) of 1-2, Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) ≥ 1.50, Asthma Control Test (ACT) of 16-19

• Two or more exacerbations per year requiring oral systemic corticosteroid therapy

Learn more about recommended actions to manage poorly controlled allergic asthma.

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Cite this: Zab Mosenifar. Fast Five Quiz: Allergic Asthma Management - Medscape - May 14, 2021.