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Chest, Vol 104, 1329-1331, Copyright © 1993 by American College of Chest Physicians

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The application of an asthma severity index in patients with potentially fatal asthma

M Lowenthal, R Patterson, PA Greenberger and LC Grammer
Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago 60611.

The asthma severity index (ASI) is proposed as a tool to monitor the course of patients with increased risk of asthma-related morbidity and mortality. The ASI is a weighted summary of the diagnostic features of potentially fatal asthma (PFA). Fifteen patients with PFA were evaluated with ASIs calculated for the intervals 1 year prior to and 1 year following management by our allergy-immunology service. In each patient, a reduction was noted in the ASI following management, which corresponded to a reduction in asthma events. The ASI will have utility in the evaluation of chronic asthma treatment and in patient education.


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