Paediatrics · Pulmonology · Allergy

Asthma Predictive Index (API) calculator

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Clinical inputs

Frequent wheezing (≥3 episodes/year in early life)Parental history of physician-diagnosed asthma (major)Physician-diagnosed eczema (major)Physician-diagnosed allergic rhinitis (minor)Wheezing apart from colds (minor)Peripheral eosinophilia ≥4% (minor)

Result

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API negative

Band: API negative

Interpretation. API negative

Suggested management. Does not meet loose Asthma Predictive Index.

Asthma Predictive Index (API): 0 — API negative. Interpretation: API negative What to do: Does not meet loose Asthma Predictive Index. Inputs: Frequent wheezing (≥3 episodes/year in early life): false; Parental history of physician-diagnosed asthma (major): false; Physician-diagnosed eczema (major): false; Physician-diagnosed allergic rhinitis (minor): false; Wheezing apart from colds (minor): false; Peripheral eosinophilia ≥4% (minor): false Source: Castro-Rodríguez JA et al. A clinical index to define risk of asthma in young children with recurrent wheezing. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.162.4.9912111. PMID: 11029352. Scope: loose API — frequent wheezing in early life plus ≥1 major criterion (parental asthma or physician-diagnosed eczema) or ≥2 minor criteria (physician-diagnosed allergic rhinitis, wheezing apart from colds, eosinophilia ≥4%). (2000)

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Clinical inputs

Frequent wheezing (≥3 episodes/year in early life)
Parental history of physician-diagnosed asthma (major)
Physician-diagnosed eczema (major)
Physician-diagnosed allergic rhinitis (minor)
Wheezing apart from colds (minor)
Peripheral eosinophilia ≥4% (minor)

Primary source

Castro-Rodríguez JA et al. A clinical index to define risk of asthma in young children with recurrent wheezing. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.162.4.9912111. PMID: 11029352. Scope: loose API — frequent wheezing in early life plus ≥1 major criterion (parental asthma or physician-diagnosed eczema) or ≥2 minor criteria (physician-diagnosed allergic rhinitis, wheezing apart from colds, eosinophilia ≥4%). (2000)

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