Print This Page     Close Window Consult Request Guidelines for Asthma     Asthma Suggested Pre-Referral Evaluation and Management Guidelines 1) Appropriate use of inhaled steroids and bronchodilators 2) Objective measures of severity with peak flow and/or spirometry 3) Global Initiative For Asthma 4) U of M Medical Center Guidelines - Asthma Suggested Additional Test/Management Prior to Specialty Visit 1) Chest x-ray 2) Spirometry 3) Consider methacholine challenge testing if high clinical suspicion of asthma with normal spirometry. Patient Education/Information (includes preps) 1) Asthma-Airways Clinic 2) Asthma - Education Handout 3) NIH: What Is Asthma? Appointment Timeframe <1 month How to Get Results to Consultant UMHS Patients: See CareWeb External Patients: Hand carry non-UM records, pulmonary function tests and chest x-rays to visit Clinic Contact Information Physicians: 888-284-5864 Patients:     Briarwood 734-647-9000, 800-649-3777     Taubman 734-647-9342, 888-287-1084 Clinic Location Sites Pulmonary and Critical Care Clinic Locations UM Consulting Physician Pulmonary Faculty Revised on: 07/25/2011