Working With Your Health-care Provider
Asthma is a variable disease, with symptoms that come and go and
often change in intensity. To manage symptoms, you’ll need to work in
partnership with your health-care provider over time. Ask for a written
Asthma Action Plan that outlines exactly what you should do to prevent
and treat symptoms, then see your health-care provider regularly to
review and refine it. That means keeping regular appointments even
when you feel fine. Well visits help you keep your asthma under control
and identify problems early. And by having a team who knows you and
your condition, it will be easier to maintain effective treatment plans
and deal with emergencies.
Your Asthma Action Plan will tell you what medicines to take and when.
You can also keep an accurate Asthma Diary to help you and your
health-care provider monitor your lung function every day.
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