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What are the Severity Classifications of Asthma?
Published on Jun 1, 2021
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What are the severity classifications of asthma?
Answer
There are four severity classifications. This was new with the EPR-3 report in 2007. There used to be an additional classification of asthma severity called mild intermittent. The four classifications are:
- Intermittent
- Mild persistent
- Moderate persistent
- Severe persistent
Keep in mind that all of the age groups are included in each of these classifications, zero to four, five to 11, and 12 to adult.
Nancy Nathenson
RRT
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