New Asthma Guidelines

The guidelines include new sections for asthma management in children ages 0 to 4 and 5 to 11 years.

The NIH has released the third version of the Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma. The 416-page report is well organized and includes important new sections on the management of asthma in children from birth through age 4 and from age 5 through 11 years, boxes delineating the key differences from the 1997 and 2002 reports, and evidence ratings for many recommendations. The amount of material is overwhelming, however, making it difficult to decide what information to highlight. The following list represents topics that I believe are critically important, provide new information, or are controversial.

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Howard Bauchner, MD

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Grant / research supportHuman Resources and Services Administration; NIH; NIH-NHLBI; USDA; GlaxoSmithKline

Editorial boardsArchives of Disease in Childhood (Editor-in-Chief)

Howard Bauchner, MD

Disclosures

Grant / research supportHuman Resources and Services Administration; NIH; NIH-NHLBI; USDA; GlaxoSmithKline

Editorial boardsArchives of Disease in Childhood (Editor-in-Chief)

New Asthma Guidelines

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