General Guidelines
Guidelines help direct medical providers by concisely summarizing the body of literature informing asthma care. Panels of physicians, who are renowned experts in their fields, convene to make recommendations based on the latest evidence. Below, you can find links to asthma guidelines from the NIH NHLBI National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) Expert Panel Working Group and the Global Initiative for Asthma.
Severe Asthma
Severe asthma is defined as asthma which is not well-controlled with high-dose inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting bronchodilators in a patient who has good inhaler technique and who has treated contributory factors. Asthma can also be considered severe if it requires these treatments to remain well-controlled. Adult patients with severe asthma make up less than 4% of all patients with asthma yet have significantly more morbidity related to their illness and healthcare utilization. In addition to general guidelines, major societies have released guidelines related to the diagnosis and management of patients with difficult to treat and severe asthma, which can be found below.