Med-Spot on Med-Source - Asthma, Managing Your Patients

Med-Spot 6.07.07 - Asthma

• Asthma - a chronic disease of the respiratory system in which the airway occasionally constricts, becomes inflamed, and is lined with excessive amounts of mucus, often in response to one or more triggers.
  

• Triggers - environmental stimulant (or allergen), cold air, warm air, moist air, exercise or exertion, emotional stress, viral illnesses
  
• Symptoms - wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing
• Control Requires
  
• Routine monitoring of symptoms and lung function
• Controlling factors contributing to asthma severity (trigger factors)
• Pharmacologic therapy
• Patient education
• Treatment Guidelines (NIH)
• Asthma Care Plan Template