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AWESOME ASTHMA
SCHOOL DAYS
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Pre-Test
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Which of these is in the respiratory system?
A - Heart
B - Eyes
C - Liver
D - Diaphragm
?
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What causes wheezing sounds?
A - Muscles getting tighter and airways getting smaller.
B - Blowing out slowly.
C - Using quick relief medicine.
?
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When should someone with asthma use quick-relief
medicine?
A - Everyday.
B - When they feel sick.
?
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I have a quick-relief medicine (Albuterol, Xopenex) …
A - at home.
B - at school.
C - both A and B.
D - I don’t have asthma.
?
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What is the most common early asthma symptom?
A - Cough
B - Wheeze
C - Blue/gray lips
D - None of the above
?
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People with asthma should be able to exercise as much as
people that don’t have asthma.
A - Yes
B - No
?
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People with asthma should be able to sleep through the whole
night without waking up, wheezing or coughing.
A - Yes
B - No?
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Belly breathinghelps get more oxygen
into the lungs!
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What is Asthma?
1. Inflammation (swelling)
2. Mucus production (snot)
3. Bronchospasm
(muscle tightness)
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SYMPTOMS
COUGH!
Shortnessof breath, tightness inthe chest.
Blue color,can’t talk.
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are things that make asthma worse.
Remember, everyone is different!
Triggers …
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Indoor Triggers
Cockroaches
Dust mites
Furry/feathered pets
Mold
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Indoor Triggers
Strong smells
Smoke
Colds/flu
Contents of Cigarette SmokeAcetone Formaldehyde(Nail polish remover) (Body tissue preserver)
Butane Methanol Ammonia (Cigarette lighter fluid) (Rocket fuel)
Carbon Monoxide Ammonia(Car exhaust fumes) (Floor/Toilet cleaner)
DDT Stearic Acic (Insecticides) (Candle wax)
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A pig’s lungs are about the same size
and shape as an adult human’s lungs!
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Outdoor Triggers
PollensCold/Hot weather
Car exhaust
Exercise GrillingMowed
lawnAir
pollution
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Concentrationon Asthma
Triggers
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Choose to Be Healthy!Maria has asthma.
Let’s follow her through her day.
Use the toolbox to help her make good decisions and stay in the green zone.
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ToolboxPeak flow meters
(with diary)
Inhalers and spacers Control medicine Quick-relief medicine
Asthma care plans
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Maria wakes up to start her day. Which of the following should be done right away?
A. Cough out mucus/snot so that lungs don’t feel so clogged.
B. Measure how lungs are doing with a peak flow meter.
C. Hide inhaler so mom forgets to remind Maria to take her medicine.
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Answers
B. Measure how lungs are doing with
a peak flow meter.
A.Cough out mucus/snot so that lungs don’t feel so clogged.
C.Hide inhaler so mom forgets to remind Maria to take her medicine.
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Peak Flow Diary
First #________ Second #________ Third #________
200
250
300
350
400
450
5001 3 5 7 9
11
13
15
17
19
Day
Pe
ak
Flo
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Maria eats breakfast to give herself pep. Before
brushing her teeth, what’s the next step?
A. Skip taking control medicine because she feels just fine.
B. Use quick-relief medicine.
C. Take control medicine, even though she feels OK.
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Answers
C. Take control medicine, even though she feels OK.
B.Use quick-relief medicine.
A.Skip taking control medicine because she feels just fine.
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Heading for the bus, she takes a shirt with long sleeves. What else should
Maria grab before she leaves?
A. Control medicine/inhaler.
B. Quick-relief medicine/inhaler and spacer.
C. Quick-relief medicine without a spacer.
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Answers
B. Quick-relief medicine/inhaler and spacer.
C. Quick-relief medicine without a spacer.
A. Control medicine/inhaler.
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Quick Relief Medications
Loosen your muscles & stop wheezing
Albuterol for Nebulizer
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©1998, Respironics Inc.
©1998, Respironics Inc.
Without spacer
With spacer
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Where the buses park is where Maria’s friends want to play. But Maria knows better.
What should she say?
A. I don’t feel like playing.B. Bus fumes are bad for my asthma, so
let’s go to the other side of the playground.
C. The bus fumes smell bad, but I’ll be OK.
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Answers
B. Bus fumes are bad for my asthma, so let’s go to the other side of the playground.
A. I don’t feel like playing.
C. The bus fumes smell bad, but I’ll be OK.
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Soon it will be gym class, Maria noticed the time. What should she do to
keep feeling fine?A. Take out her quick-relief inhaler and
remind the teacher that she needs to take it before gym class.
B. Take quick relief medicine as gym class is starting.
C. Don’t do anything.
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Answers
A. Take out her quick-relief inhaler and remind the teacher that she needs to take it before gym class.
B. Take quick relief medicine as gym class is starting.
C. Don’t do anything.
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Maria heard her friend cough and wheeze during gym
class. What should be done before too much time passed?
A. Have the friend sit down while someone gets help.
B. Tell a teacher.
C. Wait until the teacher notices.
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Answers
A. Have the friend sit down while someone gets help.
B.Tell a teacher.
C.Wait until the teacher notices.
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To help a friend:
• Be calm.
• Have the person sit down.
• Ask someone else to go get help.
• Remind the person to belly breathe.
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CALL 911!
• Lips/fingernails change color (blue or gray).
• Skin between the ribs is pulling in.
• Nostrils open wider – nasal flaring.
• Grunting.
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Maria went to her friend’s house after school. The
parents are smoking, what should she do to keep her
cool?A. Take an extra dose of quick-relief
medicine.
B. Suggest playing outside or go home.
C. Watch TV with the parents.
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Answers
B. Suggest playing outside or go home.
A.Take quick relief medicine when symptoms start.
C. Watch TV with the parents.
S
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Later that night Maria felt tightness in her chest. Her
peak flow was low, what should she do next?
A. Go to bed and get extra rest.
B. Take quick relief medicine.
C. Follow the asthma care plan.
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Answers
C. Follow the asthma care plan.
B.Take quick relief medicine.
A.Go to bed and get extra rest.
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Is the Asthma in Control?
• Is a "quick-relief inhaler" needed more than TWO TIMES A WEEK?
• Do you wake up at night with asthma more than TWO TIMES A MONTH?
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Post-Test
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Which of these is in the respiratory system?
A - Heart
B - Eyes
C - Liver
D - Diaphragm
?
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What causes wheezing sounds?
A - Muscles getting tighter and airways getting smaller.
B - Blowing out slowly.
C - Using quick relief medicine.
?
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When should someone with asthma use quick-relief
medicine?
A - Everyday.
B - When they feel sick.
?
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I have a quick-relief medicine (Albuterol, Xopenex) …
A - At home.
B - At School.
C - Both A and B.
D - I don’t have asthma.
?
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What is the most common early asthma symptom?
A - Cough.
B - Wheeze.
C - Blue/gray lips.
D - None of the above.
?
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People with asthma should be able to exercise as much as
people that don’t have asthma.
A - Yes
B - No
?
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People with asthma should be able to sleep through the whole
night without waking up, wheezing or coughing.
A - Yes
B - No?