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    Asthma is a chronic condition that can be controlled. Asthma management is easier than in the past, thanks to new medications and a greater understanding of what causes the condition.

    This step-by-step guide will help people with asthma lead normal lives and avoid emergency situations.

    I. Let's Get Started
    Step 1: Taking Control of Asthma
    Step 2: What Is Asthma?
    Step 3: Know the Signs
    II. Diagnosis and Treatment
    Step 4: How Asthma Is Diagnosed
    Step 5: The Levels of Severity
    Step 6: Determine Your Goals and Expectations
    Step 7: Asthma Drugs
    Step 8: Drug Delivery Devices
    III. Master Your Asthma
    Step 9: Understand Your Action Plan
    Step 10: Make "Peak Flow" a Habit!
    Step 11: Avoid Asthma Triggers
    Step 12: Visit Your Doctor Regularly

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    A New Type of Drug: IgE Inhibitor

    Asthma and Aging

    Asthma Fast Facts

    Children Age 5 and Under

    Drug Delivery Devices: Metered Dose Inhalers and Spacers

    Drug Delivery Devices: Dry Powder Inhalers

    Drug Delivery Devices: Nebulizers

    Drug Treatment: Long-Term Control Drugs

    Drug Treatment: Quick-Relief Drugs

    Exercise-Induced Asthma

    Inhaler Propellants Will Be Changing

    Respiratory System

    School & Asthma: Have a Management Plan

    School & Asthma: Physical Activity

    School & Asthma: Questions to Ask

    School & Asthma: Student Access to Medications

    Spirometry

    What's Your Asthma Story?


    Related Conditions

    Asthma Triggers

    Allergic Rhinitis
    Bronchitis - acute
    Bronchitis - chronic
    COPD
    Sinusitis
    Animal Dander
    Cigarette Smoke
    Dust Mites
    Mold
    Pollen

    Helpful Handouts

    Action Plan: Signs Only

    Action Plan: Peak Flow


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    Review Date: May 25, 2005
    Reviewed By: Alan Greene, M.D., F.A.A.P., Department of Pediatrics, Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University School of Medicine; Chief Medical Officer, A.D.A.M., Inc., and Jacqueline A. Hart, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Boston, Ma.
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