National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) · NBRC currently lists the AE-C Detailed Content Outline effective September 1, 2018. The document is titled Certified Asthma Educator (AE-C) Examination Specifications. NBRC's current examination page calls the examination the Asthma Educator Specialty Examination and the credential Asthma Educator Specialist (AE-C). The assigned Certified Asthma Educator label maps to this same examination; the assigned slug is retained. Identity and outline checked October 21, 2026.

This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.

• Asthma Educator Specialist (AE-C)
• Certified Asthma Educator (AE-C) Examination Specifications
• NBRC Content Outlines
• AE-C Exam Candidate Information
• Asthma: What Is Asthma?
• Asthma Symptoms
• Asthma Causes and Triggers
• Asthma Diagnosis
• Asthma Attack
• Asthma Treatment and Action Plan
• Managing Asthma
• GINA 2026 Summary Guide for Asthma Management and Prevention
• 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines: Clinician's Guide
• Expert Panel Report 3: Full Report 2007
• EPR-3: Education for a Partnership in Asthma Care
• Use the Teach-Back Method: Tool 5
• How to Use a Metered-Dose Inhaler
• How to Use a Dry Powder Inhaler
• Asthma Action Plan
• Diagnosing Work-related Asthma
• Tests for Lung Disease
• CDC Control Asthma Indicators: Long-Term Indicators
• CDC Control Asthma Indicators: Strategies and Activities
• FDA Boxed Warning for Montelukast