Asthma pathway (BTS, NICE, SIGN)

Initial clinical assessment

See recommendations on initial clinical assessment in the BTS, NICE and SIGN guideline on asthma.

See also, the tables on alternative diagnoses in wheezy children and alternative diagnoses in adults in the BTS/SIGN British guideline on the management of asthma (SIGN 158).

Objective tests for diagnosing asthma in adults, young people and children 5 and over

See recommendations on objective tests for diagnosing asthma in adults, young people and children aged 5 to 16 with a history suggestive of asthma and the summary of objective tests in the BTS, NICE and SIGN guideline on asthma.

Diagnosing asthma in children under 5

See recommendations on diagnosing asthma in children under 5 in the BTS, NICE and SIGN guideline on asthma.

Diagnosing occupational asthma

See recommendations on diagnosing occupational asthma in the BTS, NICE and SIGN guideline on asthma and the BTS clinical statement on occupational asthma.