Basic Facts
Name three outdoor asthma triggers.
What are pollen, dust, mold, and air pollution
What are key actions to stopping asthma attack before they start?
Prevention and long-term controls
These can trigger asthma and are easily spread from person to person.
What are viruses?
Name the profession that specializes in the respiratory system. Hint...Bubbles, Pinky and Foxy Roxy all one of these...
What is a Respiratory Therapist?
Name three indoor asthma triggers.
What are dust mites, pet dander, mold, cigarette smoke, cockroach droppings
What is the correct treatment if someone suffers a sudden asthma flare-up?
A quick-relief / rescue inhaler
Name the single most important way to help stop the spread of infection.
What is hand washing?
Name one trigger you should not avoid.
What is exercise?
The right medications for you depend on what factors?
Age, symptoms, triggers, and what seems to work best to keep your asthma under control.
Name three possible early warning signs of asthma.
What is itchy, scratchy throat, dark circles under eyes, runny, stuffy or congested noise, peak flow readings in the yellow zone, a cough that doesn't go away especially at night.
Name three asthma symptoms of asthma.
Wheeze, chest tightness, running out of breath faster than normal, dry hacking cough
Name three things happening in your airways during asthma flares.
What is swelling, tightening and mucus?
What is a spacer? What does it do?
A spacer is a long tube that slows the delivery of medication from inhalers. Spacers can make it easier for medication to reach the lungs, which also means less medication gets deposited in the mouth and throat, where it can lead to irritation and mild infections
Name the color zone that means warning, your asthma may be acting up?
What is Yellow?
The type of inhaler that helps prevent symptoms if you take it every day?
What is long term control inhaler?
What are some things you can do to make your home more asthmatic friendly? (What can you do to remove triggers from your house?)
Pick up your clothes and toys every day Close the closet door/close drawers Do not put things under your bed Pick just one stuffed animal to sleep with Put a plastic cover on your mattress and pillow Take out rugs Take out heavy curtains Use plain window shades Vacuum regularly Do not smoke Dust regularly etc. etc. etc.
Name three danger signs that mean asthma is out of control
Bluish, gray or dusky color lips, nail beds
trouble talking in complete sentences
nasal flaring
Name something that helps you monitor your lung function.
What is a peak flow meter?
Name two things you can do to prevent exercise induced asthma.
What are warm up and pre medicate