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Asthma Treatment

Asthma Treatment. It’s what you know. What is Asthma?. A disease that: ● Is chronic ● Is the cause of breathing problems – Coughing – Wheezing – Chest tightness – Shortness of breath ● Is not the same as allergies ● Is not contagious

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Asthma Treatment

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  1. Asthma Treatment It’s what you know.

  2. What is Asthma? A disease that: ● Is chronic ● Is the cause of breathing problems – Coughing – Wheezing – Chest tightness – Shortness of breath ● Is not the same as allergies ● Is not contagious ●Cannot be cured, but can be controlled

  3. Asthma Symptoms: Early Warning Signs(Can begin hours before a flare-up) ►Coughing ►Shortness of breath ►Tightness in your chest ►Wheezing ►Breathing faster ►Itchy or sore throat ►What’s yours?

  4. Asthma Facts ● About 23 million people, including 6.8 million children, have asthma ● Is the most chronic childhood disease ● 12 million people report having an asthma attack in the past year ● 17 million people visit their doctor’s office each year for asthma ● Nearly 2 million people go to the emergency room for asthma ● 14 people die each day from asthma EPA 2009

  5. Danger Signs Get help right away if: ● It’s hard to talk ● Breathing is hard and fast ● Lips or fingernails are gray or blue ● Nose opens wide when breathing ● Ribs and neck muscles show when breathing ● Heart rate is very fast ● It’s hard to walk ● Rescue medicine is not helping

  6. The Goals of Asthma Treatment ►No symptoms or minor symptoms of asthma (wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness) ►Sleeping through the night without asthma symptoms ►No time off from school or work due to asthma ►Exercise without limitations ►No emergency room visits or stays in the hospital ►Little or no side effects from asthma medicine

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