Asthma

Chronic Disease of Airways

Symptoms
1. Constant cough
2. Wheezing
3. Shallow breathing
4. Anxious with tight chest

Prevention
1. Take medication as
prescribed
2. Avoid allergens and
environmental pollutants
like smoking

When to seek care?

According to the NIH, there are
three zones when assessing for
Treatment asthma. In the red zone which is
1. Quick relief inhalers which dangerous you need to call your
open up airways doctor. These include:
2. Allergy medication 1. Lots of difficulty breathing
3. Long term therapies 2. Quick relief medications
including inhaled are not working
corticosteroid 3. Persistent worsening
4. Short term - rescue meds asthma