Doing Well

Symptoms

·          No/minimal/few symptoms such as cough, wheeze, chest tightness or shortness of breath.

·          No limitations in usual activities.

·          My usual medicines control my asthma.

Green Zone

Peak flow: _____to_____

(80-100% of my personal best peak flow.)

When I am doing well, I should follow my daily treatment plan:

Medicine

Dose

Maximum  number of times/day and duration

Reliever:

Preventer :

Other :

Caution

Symptoms

·          Presence or increase of such symptoms as cough, wheeze, chest tightness or shortness of breath (including symptoms at night.)

·          Limitations in your ability to perform usual activities.

·          Increased need for asthma (reliever) medicine

Yellow Zone

Peak flow: _____to_____

(50-80% of my personal best peak flow.)

When I am in the caution/yellow zone, I should adjust my current medicines and/or add medicines as indicated below:

Medicine

Dose

Maximum  number of times/day and duration

Reliever:

Preventer :

Other :

Caution

Symptoms

·          Extreme cough, wheeze, chest tightness or shortness of breath (including symptoms at night.)

·          Cannot perform usual activities.

·          Symptoms are the same or worse after 24 hours in the CAUTION/Yellow zone.

·          Asthma medicines have not reduced symptoms.

Yellow Zone

Peak flow: _____to_____

(Less than 50% of my personal best peak flow.)

When I am in the medical alert/red zone, I should  adjust my current medicines and/or add medicines as indicated below:

Medicine

Dose

Maximum  number of times/day and duration

Reliever:

Preventer :

Other :

I should call the doctor immediately when :

·          My reliever medicine is not helping my symptoms as well as it should.

• My shortness of breath is getting worse even when I am   using my medicines properly.

I need to go to the hospital now or call 911 now if :

·          My reliever drug is not working.

·          I suddenly feel faint or frightened.

·          I have difficulty talking due to shortness of breath.

·          My lips or fingernails are blue.

·          A  child with asthma is having a hard time breathing and is hunched over and/or struggling to breathe.

WHEN IN DOUBT, GO TO THE HOSPITAL.