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Go Over the Chief Complaint
Review His Past Medical History
Review His Current Medications
Review His Social History
Take a Family History
Do a Physical Exam
Order Laboratory Exams
Questions about Asthma Management

Go over the NAEP guidelines on asthma diagnosis and treatment
Review Asthma Medications
Review Spirometry and Sample Cases
Links to Other Asthma Pages

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"Well you've done the history and physical and gotten his spirometry results. Its time to make a diagnosis. How would you stage Mr. Jones' asthma?"




The correct diagnosis is:

  1. Severe Persistent Asthma
  2. Moderate Persistent Asthma
  3. Mild Persistent Asthma
  4. Mild Intermittent Asthma
"Mr Jones' history of wheezing every day, nocturnal symptoms more than once a week, and FEV1 of 72% is consistent with a diagnosis of moderate persistent asthma."

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