Daily asthma treatment plans
An asthma treatment plan outlines in writing how to treat your asthma on a daily basis. You need to treat the inflammation
in your lungs to prevent or slow the development of the long-term effects of asthma.
You determine your daily asthma treatment plan with your health professional. The plan generally includes:
- Treatment goals, which include personal goals you set regarding your asthma.
- An outline of the medications you take daily for control of airway inflammation and when to take them.
- How to measure your peak expiratory flow (PEF) with a peak flow meter.
- Directions for recording PEF, symptoms and their triggers, and quick-relief medication used for symptoms in an asthma diary
(What is a PDF document?).
A daily asthma treatment plan is often combined with an asthma action plan, which tells you how to treat asthma attacks.
| Author: | Douglas Dana Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS | Last Updated: June 13, 2007 |
| Medical Review: | Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics Robert L. Cowie, MB, FCP(SA), MD, MSc, MFOM - Pulmonology Harold S. Nelson, MD - Allergy and Immunology | |
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