
What Are The Classifications Of Asthma?

Question: Can asthma be classified as mild persistent, mild intermittent, moderate persistent or severe persistent on the basis of how many times patient needs to use a rescue inhaler each day?
Brief Answer:
Yes
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome in HCM
I can understand your concern
Yes the classification of asthma is based on the frequency of the symptoms and the frequency of the patient needs to use ihalers combined with the Spirometry test results.
The main treatment of asthma are steroids.
Hoping this will be helpful for you
Regards
Dr.Jolanda
Yes
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome in HCM
I can understand your concern
Yes the classification of asthma is based on the frequency of the symptoms and the frequency of the patient needs to use ihalers combined with the Spirometry test results.
The main treatment of asthma are steroids.
Hoping this will be helpful for you
Regards
Dr.Jolanda
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Remy Koshy


Brief Answer:
We use questionnaires
Detailed Answer:
Hi there
The frequency of inhalers use may be different fro very often (like daily) to more rare (like once per month)
We usually use medical questionnaires for asthma control symptoms that you can find in XXXXXXX guidelines.
I hope this will be helpful for you
Wishes
Dr.Jolanda
We use questionnaires
Detailed Answer:
Hi there
The frequency of inhalers use may be different fro very often (like daily) to more rare (like once per month)
We usually use medical questionnaires for asthma control symptoms that you can find in XXXXXXX guidelines.
I hope this will be helpful for you
Wishes
Dr.Jolanda
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Kampana

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