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GuidelineAnnals of internal medicine · 2026

A Synopsis of the 2025 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline for the Primary Care Management of Asthma.

Amir Sharafkhaneh, Elizabeth R Atayde, Juhyun Cho … Kimberly Schnacky
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New asthma guideline offers 21 evidence-based recommendations for primary care.

A Synopsis of the 2025 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline for the Primary Care Management of Asthma.

Amir Sharafkhaneh et al. · Annals of internal medicine · 2026
Methods

In 2024, the VA/DOD convened a guideline work group (WG), including clinical stakeholders, to update the joint VA/DOD guideline and conformed to the National Academy of Medicine's tenets for trustworthy CPGs.

n = 2019 joint
21
Results
evidence-based recommendations
pieces of advice for managing asthma, supported by research
n = 2019 joint
More results

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and U.

Department of Defense (DOD) updated the 2019 joint clinical practice guideline (CPG) for the primary care management of asthma.

More results

This synopsis provides primary care providers with a summary of the updated 2025 recommendations regarding evaluation and management of veterans and military members with asthma.

The WG also supported the management of symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease and obesity for better control of asthma.

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Conclusion

Finally, the WG outlined decision points for referral to a subspecialist.

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