Asthma: diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management (BTS, NICE, SIGN)

Supporting evidence

• Other supporting evidence

• Cost-utility analysis: Most cost-effective sequence or combination of tests to diagnose asthma (PDF 1.98 MB)

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  27 November 2024

• Cost-utility analysis: Step-up therapy for management of uncontrolled asthma (PDF 1.23 MB)

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  27 November 2024

• Methodology (PDF 764 KB)

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  27 November 2024

• Evidence review

• A: accuracy and clinical and cost-effectiveness of spirometry for diagnosis of asthma (PDF 1.04 MB)

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  27 November 2024

• B: accuracy and clinical and cost-effectiveness of bronchodilator response in the diagnosis of asthma (PDF 812 KB)

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  27 November 2024

• C: accuracy and clinical and cost-effectiveness of peak expiratory flow in the diagnosis of asthma (PDF 831 KB)

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  27 November 2024

• D: accuracy and clinical and cost-effectiveness of skin prick test in children for diagnosis of asthma (PDF 915 KB)

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  27 November 2024

• E: accuracy and clinical and cost-effectiveness of serum IgE measures in diagnosing asthma in children (PDF 800 KB)

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  27 November 2024

• F: accuracy and clinical and cost-effectiveness of FeNO in the diagnosis of asthma (PDF 1.99 MB)

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  27 November 2024

• G: diagnostic accuracy of eosinophil blood count measures in the diagnosis of asthma (PDF 1.11 MB)

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  27 November 2024

• H: bronchial challenge with histamine and methacholine for the diagnosis of asthma (PDF 983 KB)

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  27 November 2024

• I: bronchial challenge test with mannitol (PDF 662 KB)

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  27 November 2024

• J: bronchial challenge testing in response to exercise for the diagnosis of asthma (PDF 619 KB)

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  27 November 2024

• K: accuracy and clinical and cost-effectiveness of combination tests for diagnosis in people with suspected asthma (PDF 1.12 MB)

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  27 November 2024

• L: symptom diary for monitoring asthma (PDF 1.86 MB)

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  27 November 2024

• M: pulmonary function monitoring in asthma (PDF 1.33 MB)

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  27 November 2024

• N: FeNO measures to monitor asthma (PDF 2.55 MB)

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  27 November 2024

• O: risk stratified care for people with asthma (PDF 1.31 MB)

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  27 November 2024

• P: drug classes for initial asthma management (PDF 2.61 MB)

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  27 November 2024

• Q: drug combinations and sequencing for asthma management (PDF 8.16 MB)

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  27 November 2024

• R: smart inhalers (PDF 1.64 MB)

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  27 November 2024

• Evidence reviews

• Evidence review – February 2020

• Evidence review: Increasing ICS treatment within supported self-management for children and young people (PDF 1.15 MB)

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  12 February 2020

• Surveillance report

• 2021 exceptional surveillance of asthma: diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management (NICE guideline NG80)

• 2018 exceptional surveillance of asthma: diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management (NICE guideline NG80)

• Full guidance

• Full guidelines - November 2017

• Chronic asthma: management (PDF 3.64 MB)

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  29 November 2017

• Appendices A to S (PDF 17.34 MB)

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  29 November 2017

• Asthma: diagnosis and monitoring of asthma in adults, children and young people (PDF 4.2 MB)

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  29 November 2017

• Appendices A to R (PDF 22.2 MB)

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  29 November 2017