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Asthma Action Plan until ______________WrittenAsthmaActionPlanNamePrimary Care Provider Name:Daytime Phone Number:Night/Weekend Phone Number:Pharmacy NamePharmacy Phone Number:DateThe colors of a traffic light will help youuse your asthma medicines.Green means Go Zone!Use preventive medicine.Yellow means Caution Zone!Add quick-relief medicine.Red means Stop Zone!Get help from a doctor.Personal Best Peak Flow: ________GO ACTION: Use these daily preventive anti-inflammatory medicines:You have all of these:• Breathing is good• No cough or wheeze• Sleep through theNight• Can work and playFor asthma withexercise, take:Medicine How Much How OftenCAUTION ACTION: Continue with your medicine, as above, and ADD:You have any of these:• First signs of a cold• Cough• Mild wheeze• Tight chestPeak flowfrom________to________Peak flowfrom________to________Medicine How Much How OftenCall your primary care providerDANGER ACTION: Take these medicines until you talk to your doctor:Get help from a doctor now! Do not be afraid of causing a fuss.Your doctor will want to see you right away. It’s important!Your asthma is getting worse fast:• Medicine is not helping• Breathing ishard and fastPeak flowbelow• Nose opens wide________• Ribs show• Can’t talk wellMedicine How Much How OftenIf you cannot contact your doctor, go directly to the emergency room. DO NOT WAIT.Call an ambulance (911) if necessary.Make an appointment with your primary care provider within two days of an ER visit or hospitalization.Adapted from the NHLBIReprinted with permission from IMPACT DC.
Page 1 and 2: Cough-variant AsthmaPramod Kelkar,
Page 4 and 5: Eosinophilic bronchitis• NAEB- No
Page 6 and 7: Exhaled Nitric Oxide/eNO• Levels
Page 8 and 9: Natural history of NAEB• In one s
Page 10 and 11: Recurrent Cough• What is the like
Page 12 and 13: Cough in an asthmatic child• Coug
Page 14 and 15: PatientDeaths(%)Pediatric Asthma De
Page 16 and 17: Key New Concepts of AsthmaManagemen
Page 18 and 19: Asthma Severity and Control: Risk D
Page 20 and 21: Asthma Severity: 5 to 11 Years*Comp
Page 22 and 23: Assessing Asthma Control inChildren
Page 24 and 25: Key Changes in AssessingAsthma Cont
Page 26 and 27: Wheezing Children: Asthma or Not?
Page 28 and 29: Early Aeroallergen Sensitization in
Page 30 and 31: Effect of Inhaled Budesonideon Infl
Page 32 and 33: Many Patients Incorrectly Perceive
Page 35: Exploring Reasons for Failureof Ast
Page 39 and 40: Key Questions• Are Peak Flow Mete
Page 41 and 42: Can you outgrow asthma?• 10-39% r
Page 43 and 44: Don’t forget to address• Enviro
Page 45 and 46: Stepwise Approach for Managing Asth
Page 47 and 48: Inhaled Steroids Target MultipleInf
Page 49 and 50: The Risk of Asthma in Wheezing Chil
Page 51 and 52: Follow-Up• Visits every 2-6 weeks
Page 53 and 54: What can lead to “difficult-to-co
Page 55 and 56: Can diet affect respiratory system?
Page 57 and 58: Bibliography(1) Ramanuja S, Kelkar
Page 59: Thank you!Pramod Kelkar, MDFounder,

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