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GINA 2024 + 2025 Key Changes
- All asthma should have ICS-containing reliever (ICS-formoterol preferred)
- SABA-only reliever no longer recommended
- Single inhaler maintenance + reliever (MART) for Step 3-4
- Biologic for severe asthma
Stepwise Approach
- Step 1-2: as-needed ICS-formoterol
- Step 3: maintenance low-dose ICS-formoterol
- Step 4: maintenance medium-dose ICS-formoterol
- Step 5: high-dose + add-on (LAMA, biologic, OCS)
Asthma Phenotypes
- Allergic (childhood, â IgE)
- Eosinophilic non-allergic (adult)
- AERD (nasal polyps + aspirin sensitivity)
- Exercise-induced
- Cough-variant
- Occupational
- Neutrophilic / T2-low
Biologics (MEMORIZE)
- Omalizumab: anti-IgE
- Mepolizumab, reslizumab: anti-IL-5
- Benralizumab: anti-IL-5R (depletes eosinophils)
- Dupilumab: anti-IL-4Rα
- Tezepelumab (2022): anti-TSLP â first to work in BOTH T2-high + T2-low
Acute Exacerbation
- O2 + SABA + ipratropium + systemic steroids
- Magnesium for severe
- NIV or intubation for severe failure
Special Topics
- AERD: nasal polyps + asthma + aspirin/NSAID sensitivity; aspirin desensitization can be done
- EIB: pre-exercise SABA; ICS daily; LTRA option
- Occupational asthma: irritant (RADS) vs allergic (sensitizer)
- Pregnancy + asthma: ICS-formoterol safe; uncontrolled asthma worse than meds
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| Age |
Often childhood |
Adult (smoker) |
| Reversibility |
Yes (> 12%) |
No |
| Eosinophils |
Yes (some) |
Variable |
| DLCO |
Normal/â |
â |
| Exacerbations |
Variable |
Worse with infection |
| Treatment |
ICS-LABA + biologic |
LABA-LAMA ± ICS |
FeNO + Eosinophils for Biologic Selection
| Eosinophils > 300 |
+ â FeNO |
Dupilumab |
| Eosinophils > 150 |
+ exacerbations |
Anti-IL-5 |
| High IgE |
Perennial allergen |
Omalizumab |
| Any |
Severe asthma |
Tezepelumab |