Six steps to manage children with asthma

Asthma is shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing or chest tightness or symptoms of chronic progressive symptoms appeared simultaneously.
Part I: patient education in asthma management and partnership with the patient. Doctors should let patients learn to avoid the risk factors; the proper use of drugs; know that "drug control" and "relief medicine" different; recognize signs of worsening asthma and to take action and other methods, concurrent with the patient to make an appropriate medical care and have a practical significance of a written personal asthma management plan.

Part II: assessment and monitoring of asthma severity. Through the record daily asthma diary and lung function measurements as possible, objective evaluation and monitoring of asthma severity and treatment. Doctors can help patients before the onset of symptoms, awareness of early signs of asthma deterioration (ie, a personal best PEF value of less than 80%), patients with asthma management plan based on his prompt action to avoid a serious attack.

Part III: Avoid exposure to risk factors. These risk factors include: Indoor mite allergens, tobacco smoke, have brought the animal fur allergens, cockroach allergens, pollen and outdoor mold, mildew and other indoor.

Part IV: Development of long-term management of asthma individualized treatment plan. If the asthma under control and has maintained at least 3 months, with a gradual reduction method to downgrade the drug treatment, the aim is to reduce the drug treatment at least until the need to maintain control.

Part V: Development of control of asthma when the individual program. Asthma is shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing or chest tightness or symptoms of chronic progressive symptoms appeared simultaneously. If a serious attack, the patient should immediately seek medical care.

Part VI: require regular follow-up treatment. Once the asthma under control, every 1-6 months of regular follow-up interval is appropriate, and must be upheld. In these follow-up, treatment plan, drugs and the degree of asthma control to monitor and modify.

Well controlled asthmatic children, affected not only growth, but also the same as a normal child to participate in various activities.