Figures & data
Figure 1 Asthma Predictive Index. History of early wheezing in a child with at least one major criteria or two minor criteria had a positive predictive index of 76% in children. Copyright © 2008, American Thoracic Society. Adapted from Castro-Rodriguez JA, Holberg CJ, Wright AL, Martinez FD. A clinical index to define risk of asthma in young children with recurrent wheezing. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2000;162:1403–1406.
Figure 2 Assessing asthma control in children aged 5–11 years. Refer to NAEPP guidelines for other age groups. Adapted from National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma: Expert Panel Report 3. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute; 2007.
Figure 3 Degree of asthma control during year 1 was associated with probability of asthma exacerbation during year 2 in inner city children with asthma living in Los Angeles. Degree of asthma control was defined as the percentage of clinic visits during year 1 when asthma was rated as controlled based upon NAEPP ERP 2 asthma guidelines. Copyright © 2008, Elsevier. Adapted from Kwong KY, Morphew T, Scott L, Guterman J, Jones CA. Asthma control and future asthma-related morbidity in inner-city asthmatic children. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2008;101(2):144–152.
Figure 4 Stepwise Approach for managing asthma in children aged 5–11 years. Refer to NAEPP guidelines for other age groups. Adapted from National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma: Expert Panel Report 3. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute; 2007.
