This version was machine-translated from German and has not been medically reviewed. The authoritative version is the German version.
Asthma Predictive Index (API)
Major and minor criteria in young children with recurrent wheezing – prediction of asthma at school age (Castro-Rodríguez 2000)
Calculation aid for healthcare professionals: the calculator reproduces what the sources cited assign to the inputs. Clinical assessment and every treatment decision remain with the treating physician. Inputs and results are not stored.
Frequently asked questions
Asthma Predictive Index (API): What does this calculator compute?
Asthma Predictive Index (Castro-Rodríguez 2000): positive with one major criterion (parental asthma, eczema) or two minor criteria (allergic rhinitis, wheezing without colds, eosinophilia ≥ 4 %); “stringent” with ≥ 3 wheezing episodes per year, “loose” with any wheezing.
Asthma Predictive Index (API): Which sources is this calculator based on?
Castro-Rodríguez JA, Holberg CJ, Wright AL, Martinez FD: A clinical index to define risk of asthma in young children with recurrent wheezing (Am J Respir Crit Care Med 162:1403–1406) (2000); Guilbert TW, Morgan WJ, Zeiger RS, et al.: Atopic characteristics of children with recurrent wheezing at high risk for the development of childhood asthma (J Allergy Clin Immunol 114:1282–1287) (2004)