There are specific goals that can be used to evaluate asthma therapy. Failure to meet the goals should prompt a review of the patient and asthma therapy.
Metric |
Goal |
chronic asthma symptoms during the day |
none or minimal |
chronic asthma symptoms at night |
none or minimal |
limitations of activities, such as missing school or work |
none |
exacerbations |
none |
visits to the Emergency Department |
none |
hospitalizations |
none |
use of inhaled short-acting beta-2 agonists |
minimal (less than one canister per month) |
pulmonary function tests |
normal or near normal |
adverse effects from medications |
none or minimal |
satisfaction with asthma care |
high |
Specialty: Pulmonology