Asthma and Treatment

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Asthma and Treatment

Your health is the foundation of your ultimate success as a student at Oregon State University.

As someone with asthma, your overall health depends on good control of your asthma symptoms.

The goal of the SHS Allergy and Asthma team is to provide primary education to allergy and asthma patients to optimize control of symptoms. As you learn to control your asthma symptoms, you also improve your quality of life.

Management of asthma in adults and children (PDF)

This document, though somewhat technical, should be understandable to the educated asthma patient. It outlines treatment and education recommendations for asthma symptom management at four stages of severity/intensity. Ask your provider if you have questions about these asthma guidelines.

Asthma action plan (PDF)

This Asthma Action Plan, provided by the American Lung Association, lists symptoms and treatments according to asthma severity. If you have asthma, ask your health care provider to complete an Asthma Action Plan for you.

Asthma symptom control

This brief quiz will assist you in knowing whether your asthma symptoms are being adequately controlled. If the quiz informs you that your symptoms are not adequately controlled on your current asthma treatment plan, please see your health care provider.

Asthma Symptom Control

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Asthma Symptom Control

Frequent or premature refills on asthma rescue inhalers (Albuteral, Proventil, Ventolin, Maxair), raise concern that your asthma is not under adequate control.

If you can answer "yes" to any of the following questions, it is strongly suggested that you make an appointment with your provider to have your asthma care plan re-evaluated.


 

  1. Have you experienced chest tightness or shortness of breath more than twice each week?

  2. Have you been awakened by these symptoms more than twice in the last month?

  3. Did the quick relief medication incompletely control the symptoms?

  4. Has your asthma kept you from doing anything you wanted to do in the last two weeks?

  5. Have you missed work or school because of your asthma in the last two months?

  6. Have you needed to go to an emergency room for your asthma in the last two months?