Review Article
Childhood Asthma: Diagnosis and Treatment
Table 5
GINA guidelines for children of 5 years and younger.
| GINA asthma management approach based on control for children 5 years and younger |
| Asthma education, environmental control, as needed
agonists |
| Controlled on as needed rapid-acting agonists | Partly controlled on as needed rapid-acting agonists | Uncontrolled or only partly controlled on as needed rapid-acting agonists. |
| Controller options |
| Continue as needed rapid-acting agonists | Low-dose inhaled corticosteroid | Double low-dose inhaled corticosteroid. | ā | Leukotriene modifier | Low-dose inhaled corticosteroid plus Leukotriene modifier. |
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Leukotriene modifier: leukotriene receptor agonist.
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