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Individuals with asthma do best when they have a written action plan to follow if symptoms suddenly become worse. This plan should address how to adjust their medication and when to seek medical help. A 2004 report found that individuals with self-management written action plans had fewer ...
Ask your doctor for a written treatment plan. Then be sure to follow it. A written treatment plan will tell you when to take each of your asthma medicines and how much to take. If you have trouble reading small print, ask for your treatment plan (and other handouts) in larger type. W...
9. Follow Your Asthma Action Plan Take your meds, even when you feel OK. Keep an inhaler on you. If you notice symptoms, check your plan for instructions on what medications to take. During an attack, the plan can tell you what meds will help and when it’s time to call the doctor...
A personalized, written asthma action plan is a tool that patients can use to assist in managing asthma at home. For patients whose symptoms occur after exposure to specific indoor allergens (confirmed by history and positive results on specific IgE blood or skin tests), multicomponent allergen-sp...
703 AUDIT OF THE USE OF A WRITTEN ASTHMA ACTION PLAN IN A BUSY PEDIATRIC UNIT C. Walsh, G. Armstrong, B. McCord Paediatrics, Altnagelvin Hospital, Derry, UK Background and aims: A written action plan (WAP) is recommended for all patients with asthma, particularly those who have moderate...
even when you're feeling good. Your doctor will help you find the right medications for your asthma, which may include quick-relief medicines to treat immediate symptoms as well as long-term control medicines to keep your asthma in check. Be sure to make an asthma action plan in case you...
Written action plans for asthma: an evidence-based review of the key components. Thorax 2004;59:94—9. ''at risk'' registers to facilitate and formalise continuing management. The support of the registry by multidisciplinary management teams [7], specific help for a proportion of the patients ...
Written action plans for asthma in children. BACKGROUND: While all asthma consensus statements recommend the use of written action plan (WAP) as a central part of asthma management, a recent systemati... Sanjit K. Bhogal,Roger L Zemek,FM Ducharme - 《Cochrane Database Syst Rev》 被引量: ...
The provision of written asthma action plans (WAAPs) is regarded by regional and international guidelines as an essential component of patient education and self-management. However, the evidence for this practice in children is deficient.To evaluate the effectiveness of adding a personalized WAAP in...