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RESPIRATORY
Intermittent: Signs and symptoms
(less than 2 days)
Nt Awakenings: less than 2 times a
month. Treat with SABA
Mild Persistent: Signs and symptoms
(2 days/week)
Nt awakenings: 3-4 times a month.
Treat with SABA, Low dose ICS
Moderate
Persistent: Signs and symptoms
(daily)
Nt Awakenings: greater than once a
week, but not nightly. Treat with SABA,
Low dose ICS and LABA or Medium
dose ICS.
Severe Persistent: Signs and
symptoms (throughout the day) Nt
Awakenings: Nightly Treat with SABA,
Medium dose ICS and LABA or High
dose ICS and LABA.