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cough-variant asthma - Kelkar - World Allergy Organization

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Stepwise Approach for Managing Asthmain Children Aged 0 to 4 YearsIntermittentPersistent Asthma: Daily MedicationStep 1Preferred:SABA prnStep 2Preferred:Low-Dose ICSAlternative:MontelukastorCromolynStep 3Preferred:Medium-Dose ICSStep 4Preferred:Medium-DoseICSand eitherMontelukastorLABAStep 5Preferred:High-DoseICSand eitherMontelukastorLABAStep 6Preferred:High-Dose ICSand eitherMontelukastorLABAandOralCorticosteroidsStep Up ifNeeded(first, checkadherence andenvironmentalcontrol)AssessControlStep Down ifPossible(and <strong>asthma</strong> iswell controlledat least 3months)Patient Education and Environmental Control at Each StepICS = inhaled corticosteroid; LABA = long-acting β 2-agonist; SABA = short-acting β 2-agonist.Adapted from http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/<strong>asthma</strong>/epr3/resource.pdf. Accessed February 5, 2007.

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