A Synopsis of the 2025 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice…

GuidelineAnnals of internal medicine· Apr 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 … Kimberly Schnacky

Annals of internal medicine · Apr 2026 · Q1 in General Medicine

Methods

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

n = 2019 joint

21

Results

21

evidence-based recommendations

pieces of advice for managing asthma, supported by research

n = 2019 joint

More results

Department of Veterans Affairs (Veterans Affairs) and U.

Department of Defense (DOD) updated the 2019 joint clinical practice guideline (clinical practice guideline) 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 work group also supported the management of symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease and obesity for better control of asthma.

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Conclusion

The work group suggested against the use of indoor air filtration devices.

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.

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.

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