NURSING 565 Asthma Treatment Algorithm: Step Therapy & Guidelines Chamberlain

Asthma Treatment Algorithm: To successfully treat asthma, you must first classify it and then be familiar with step therapy. For this assignment and in this course, we will focus on patients 12 years and older. Complete the blanks in the following table to create an algorithm for asthma care using your textbook as well as GINA guidelines . Step Asthma Classification Asthma symptoms and frequency as noted in textbook Controller and Preferred Reliever: (Drug Class and frequency if provided from GINA guidelines) Controller and Alternative Reliever: (Drug Class and frequency if provided from GINA guidelines) Step 1 Intermittent Daytime symptoms 2 days a week or less Drug class: Low Dose Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS)-Formoterol Frequency: as needed Drug class: Low Dose ICSFormoterol Frequency: as needed Nighttime awakenings 2 times a week or less Step 2 Mild Persistent Daytime symptoms More than 2 days a week but less than daily Drug class: Daily low dose ICS plus as-needed short-acting beta2- Nighttime agonist (SABA) awakenings 3 – 4 times a week Step 3 Moderate Persistent Daytime symptoms Daily Drug class: Low does ICS- Formoterol Drug class: Maintena