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Clinical Care Guidelines

National Asthma Education and Prevention Program 2007 Guidelines

Coordinated by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health.

A major overhaul of asthma diagnosis and management guidelines. Outlines four components of asthma care:

• Assessment and monitoring
• Patient education
• Control of environmental factors
• Medications

Summary (74 pages)

Full report (440 pages)

Pediatric Asthma: Promoting Best Practice -- A Guide for Managing Asthma in Children (2002)

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI),
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP), & National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Comprehensive pediatric guide based on the 1997 National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Expert Panel Report 2 (EPR 2) and revisions made to the EPR 2 in 2002.   Includes:

• an updated review of the safety and effectiveness of inhaled corticosteroids in children
• the use of combination therapy
• the use of written action plans and peak flow monitoring
• the use of antibiotics in treating acute exacerbations.

The 142 page publication can be printed out in small sections and includes helpful patient education materials.
www.aaaai.org/members/resources/initiatives/pediatricasthma.stm

Asthma Management in Education Settings Guidelines (AMES) (2003)

American Lung Association of Washington

www.alaw.org/asthma/ames/clinical_tools/index.html