Table 4 -.
Determination of Symptom Level (2-week recall for symptoms and activity limitation)
Symptom Level | # days with wheezing, or tightness in the chest or cough / two weeks and at least minimal limitation of activity | # days with rescue albuterol use/ two weeks | # nights of sleep disruption due to wheezing, or tightness in the chest or cough / two weeks | # nights use of albuterol for awakening / two weeks | Courses of systemic steroids for respiratory needs since last assessment |
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Well Controlled (Symptom level 1) | 0–4 days | 0–4 days | 0–1 night | 0–1 night | 0 |
Not Well Controlled (Symptom level 2) | ≥5 | ≥5 | ≥2 nights | ≥2 nights | ≥1 |