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| Understanding
Asthma - In the United States, over 14 million people have this
lung disease.
One-third are children.
Asthma is a lung disease that can be treated. Asthma differs from
person to person and from one episode (attack) to another. For some,
asthma causes only mild symptoms once in a while.
For other, every day can be a struggle to breathe. Some asthma attacks
last only a few minutes, others go on for days. Some asthma attacks
are just a bother, while others quickly become life threatening.
When a disease is unpredictable as asthma, it can be hard to understand
and control. But with proper education, millions of people with
asthma lead full, actives lives with little disruption of work,
school, family, and social activities. |
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| Common
Asthma Triggers |
| Allergic
• House
dust mites
• Mold or yeast spores
• Pollen Cat hair, saliva and urine
• Dog hair and saliva
• Cockroach particles
• Aspirin or other nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs (ie, ibuprofen)
• Sulfites, use as food preservatives
Non-Allergic
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Tobacco
smoke
• Smog
• Natural gas, propane, or kerosene used as
cooking fuel
• Wood smoke
• Coal smoke
• Gas, wood, coal, and kerosene heating units
• Paint
fumes
• Viral respiratory infections
• Exercise
• Weather changes
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| Asthma
Management Plan |
Work
with your physician to:
• Discuss
what does and
doesn't work for you
• Outline the times of the day
when it's easiest for you to
use medicines or test your
peak flow rate
• Talk about what medicines
you have trouble using
• Tell your physician if your
management plan seems to
rule your life ( a management
plan should put you in
control of your asthma, not
control you)
• Be sure to always ask
questions when you don't
understand something
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| Asthma
Action Plan |
| As
part of your Asthma
Management Plan, your written
Asthma Management Plan tells
you how to adjust your
medications at home in response
to particular signs, symptoms,
and peak flow measurements.
It also lists the peak flow levels
and symptoms that tell you when
you need emergency care. The
plan should have emergency
phone numbers for your
physician, emergency
department, and family/friends
for aid and support. |
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| Asthma
Medications |
controller
medicines
medicines used to regularly
keep your asthma under control.
reliever
medicines
medicines used if your peak
flow readings begin to drop or
your symptoms begin to
increase. |
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