Which statement describes mild intermittent asthma?

Which statement describes mild intermittent asthma?

• A. Meds less than two days per week and fewer than two wakings per month
• B. Meds daily and awakenings daily
• C. Meds multiple times per day with frequent hospitalizations
• D. No symptoms at all

Answer: (A)

Mild intermittent asthma is defined by very infrequent symptoms and minimal nighttime disturbance. The best description is having symptoms and the need for quick-relief meds less than two days per week, with nighttime awakenings fewer than two per month. This pattern shows control is generally good between episodes and rescue inhaler use is occasional, not daily. Using meds daily and waking up with symptoms every day points to a more persistent form of asthma with poorer control. Meds multiple times per day and frequent hospitalizations describe severe or poorly controlled asthma. No symptoms at all sounds like full control, but it doesn’t capture the intermittent pattern of occasional symptoms that define mild intermittent.

Mild intermittent asthma is defined by very infrequent symptoms and minimal nighttime disturbance. The best description is having symptoms and the need for quick-relief meds less than two days per week, with nighttime awakenings fewer than two per month. This pattern shows control is generally good between episodes and rescue inhaler use is occasional, not daily.

Using meds daily and waking up with symptoms every day points to a more persistent form of asthma with poorer control. Meds multiple times per day and frequent hospitalizations describe severe or poorly controlled asthma. No symptoms at all sounds like full control, but it doesn’t capture the intermittent pattern of occasional symptoms that define mild intermittent.