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 𝛽2 agonists
Controlled on as needed rapid-acting 𝛽2 agonists	Partly controlled on as needed rapid-acting 𝛽2 agonists	Uncontrolled or only partly controlled on as needed rapid-acting 𝛽2 agonists.
Controller options
Continue as needed rapid-acting 𝛽2 agonists	Low-dose inhaled corticosteroid	Double low-dose inhaled corticosteroid.
	Leukotriene modifier	Low-dose inhaled corticosteroid plus Leukotriene modifier.

Leukotriene modifier: leukotriene receptor agonist.