Guide to Asthma
Learning about Asthma in Seven Easy Lessons
Table of Contents:
Lesson #3: Making measurements of your asthma
Lesson #4: Making your home safe for asthma
Lesson #5: Treating your asthma with medicines: The preventers
Lesson #6: Treating your asthma with medicines: The quick relievers
Lesson #7: What to do for an asthma attack: Your Asthma Action Plan
Practice examples: What would you do if...?
Practice Session #1 ("The Head Cold"):
Practice Session #2 ("The Neighbor's Cat"):
Practice Session #3 ("Home Improvements"):
Practice Session #4 ("Blowing in the Wind"):
Practice Session #5: "A Walk in the Park"
Appendix 2: Tables of Normal Peak Flow Values
Appendix 3: Using Your Inhalers Effectively
Guide to Asthma:
Learning about Asthma in Seven Easy Lessons
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Faulkner Hospital
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
North Shore Medical Center
Author:
Christopher H. Fanta, M.D., Director, Partners Asthma Center
Ilustrations:
Craig Robertson
Layout and Design:
Sue Ladr, Ladr Design
Pleas send comments and inquiries to:
Dr. Christopher H. Fanta, Partners Asthma Center
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis Street,
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-732-7420/
Fax: 617-732-7421
e-mail: asthma@partners.org
Requests for permission to reprint should be addressed to the above.
Second Edition
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First published, 2000
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