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Peak Flow and

Symptom Diary


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How many times did I wake last night because o asthma?

How many pufs o reliever did I take today?

Were my activities afected by my asthma?

Name GP

Regular Asthma Medications:

reliever preventer

symptom controller other

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Feeling good today

Sore throat/getting a cold

Peak Flow Graph (2 week period)

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Need my blue inhaler

Still needing blue inhaler

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How to use your peak fow andsymptom diary and graph

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noyes noyesno

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Measureyourpeakoweveryday,morningandnightbeforetakingyourasthmamedicine.

Recordyourreadingandhowyouarefeelinginthedailydiary.Seeexamplebelow.

Youcanalsorecordyourreadingsonthegraph.Seeexamplebelow.Thiswillletyouquicklypickupanychangesortrendsinyourasthmacontrol.


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How to use your peak fow meter

Situpright

Slidemarkerharduptothebeginning

ofthegroove

Holdmeterlevel

Keepngersclearofmarker

Takeadeepbreathin

Closeyourlipsaroundthemouthpiece

Huouthardandfast

Repeatthesestepstwice

Recordthebestofthreereadings

Get to know your asthma.

Know when its changing.

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Peak Flow Diary (2 week period)

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