Asthma
Also: reactive airway disease · wheeze
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway condition with variable airflow obstruction. Acute care focuses on severity assessment and treatment; chronic care on control and inhaled therapy.
Severity tools, the relevant drugs, and pathways are gathered here.
Calculators & scores
- PEFR % PredictedAsthma
- Expected Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF) CalculatorPulmonary Function
- PRAM — Paediatric Respiratory Assessment MeasureRespiratory
- Pediatric Asthma Severity Score (PASS)Paediatric Respiratory
- Asthma Predictive Index (API) for ChildrenRespiratory
- Paediatric Asthma Severity Score (PASS)Asthma
- Asthma Severity Classification (GINA)Asthma
- Pediatric Asthma Score (PAS)Respiratory
- Bronchiolitis Severity Score (Wang Score)Respiratory
- PROMISE Score for Malignant Pleural Effusion PrognosisPleural Disease
- CURB-65 Score for Community-Acquired PneumoniaPneumonia
- Asthma Control Test (ACT)Asthma
- Oxygen Saturation Target SelectionOxygen Therapy
Decision pathways
- Acute Asthma in AdultsBTS/SIGN British Guideline on Asthma 2019; NICE NG80
- Wheeze and Asthma in ChildrenBTS/SIGN 2019 / NICE NG80
- Acute Severe Asthma in AdultsBTS/SIGN 2019; NICE NG80
- Spontaneous Pneumothorax (Adult)BTS Pleural Disease 2023
- Paediatric Community-Acquired PneumoniaBTS CAP Guidelines 2011 / NICE NG143 2019
- Paediatric Foreign Body InhalationRCUK 2021 Paediatric Choking; ENT UK
- Pleural Infection / EmpyemaBTS Pleural Disease 2023
- Bronchiectasis ExacerbationBTS Bronchiectasis 2019
Drugs
- Beclometasone / FormoterolICS/LABA — Asthma / COPD
- Beclometasone / Formoterol / GlycopyrroniumTriple Therapy ICS/LABA/LAMA — COPD
- Fluticasone with formoterolICS + LABA inhaler
- Ipratropium with salbutamolSAMA + SABA nebule
- Beclometasone with formoterolICS + LABA combination inhaler
- Beclometasone with formoterol and glycopyrroniumICS + LABA + LAMA triple inhaler
- Prednisolone (Systemic)Systemic Corticosteroid — Acute Dermatoses
- PrednisoloneGlucocorticoid (intermediate-acting)
- Prednisolone (Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss)Corticosteroid (systemic — SSNHL treatment)
- Fluticasone Propionate Nasal SprayIntranasal Corticosteroid
- Ipratropium Bromide 0.03% Nasal Spray (Rinatec)Antimuscarinic nasal spray (rhinorrhoea)
- MontelukastLeukotriene Receptor Antagonist — Allergic Rhinitis
Decision support only. These tools are aggregated by topic to aid navigation — always apply clinical judgement and the relevant national or local guideline.