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Title: Managing Asthma: Asthma Management Goals


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Managing AsthmaAsthma Management Goals
  • Control symptoms
  • Prevent exacerbation
  • Maintain lung function as close to normal as
    possible
  • Avoid adverse effects from medications
  • Prevent irreversible airway obstruction
  • Prevent asthma mortality

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Managing AsthmaAsthma Management Plan
  • Develop with a physician
  • Tailor to meet individual needs
  • Educate patients and families on all aspects of
    the plan
  • Recognizing symptoms
  • Medication benefits and side effects
  • Proper use of inhalers and peak expiratory
    flow (PEF) meters

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Managing AsthmaSample Asthma Management Plan
Describes what medicines to use and actions to
take
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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Managing AsthmaPeak Expiratory Flow (PEF) Meters
Allows the patient to assess the status of his or
her asthma
Use of trade names does not reflect endorsement
of these products
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Managing AsthmaPeak Flow Chart
  • People with moderate or severe asthma should take
    readings
  • Every morning and evening
  • After an exacerbation
  • Before inhaling certain medications

Source What You and Your Family Can Do About
Asthma by the Global Initiative For Asthma
Created and funded by NIH/NHLBI
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Managing AsthmaIndications of a Severe Attack
  • Breathless at rest
  • Hunched forward
  • Talking in words rather than sentences
  • Agitated
  • Peak flow rate is less than 60 of normal

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Managing AsthmaThings You Can Do
  • Have an individual management plan
  • Educate yourself and others about
  • Asthma management plans
  • Environmental interventions
  • Seek help from asthma resources
  • Join an asthma support group
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