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Peak Flow and Symptom Diary
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How many times did I wake last night because of asthma?
How many puffs of reliever did I take today?
Were my activities affected by my asthma?
Name GP
Regular Asthma Medications:
reliever preventer
symptom controller other
Peak Flow Diary (2 week period)
Date AM PM Comments
Feeling good today
Sore throat/getting a cold
Peak Flow Graph (2 week period)
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5/4 440
Need my blue inhaler
Still needing blue inhaler
1/4 2/4 3/4 4/4
0 0 2 02
0 3 5 25
5/4
How to use your peak flow and symptom diary and graph
450 Feeling a little better
no yes noyesno
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• Measureyourpeakfloweveryday,morningandnightbeforetaking yourasthmamedicine.
• Recordyourreadingandhowyouarefeelinginthedailydiary. Seeexamplebelow.
• Youcanalsorecordyourreadingsonthegraph.Seeexamplebelow. Thiswillletyouquicklypickupanychangesortrendsinyourasthmacontrol.
breathe, lungs, air, wind, ventilation, breath, puff, inhalerexhale, breeze, blow, gust, breathe, lungs, air, wind, ven
entilation, breath, puff, inhaler, exhale, breeze, blow, gustexhale, breeze, blow, gust, breathe, lungs, air, wind, venbreathe, lungs, air, wind, ventilation, breath, puff, inhaler
entilation, breath, puff, inhaler, exhale, breeze, blow, gustexhale, breeze, blow, gust, breathe, lungs, air, wind, venbreathe, lungs, air, wind, ventilation, breath, puff, inhaler
How to use your peak flow meter
Situpright
Slidemarkerharduptothebeginning ofthegroove
Holdmeterlevel
Keepfingersclearofmarker
Takeadeepbreathin
Closeyourlipsaroundthemouthpiece
Huffouthardandfast
Repeatthesestepstwice
Recordthebestofthreereadings
Get to know your asthma.Know when it’s changing.
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PEAK FLOW METER
Peak Flow and Symptom Diary
Peak Flow Diary (2 week period)
Date AM PM Comments
How many times did I wake last night because of asthma?
How many puffs of reliever did I take today?
Were my activities affected by my asthma?
Peak Flow Graph (2 week period)
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Peak Flow Diary (2 week period)
Date AM PM Comments
How many times did I wake last night because of asthma?
How many puffs of reliever did I take today?
Were my activities affected by my asthma?
Peak Flow Graph (2 week period)
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Peak Flow Diary (2 week period)
Date AM PM Comments
How many times did I wake last night because of asthma?
How many puffs of reliever did I take today?
Were my activities affected by my asthma?
Peak Flow Graph (2 week period)
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Peak Flow Diary (2 week period)
Date AM PM Comments
How many times did I wake last night because of asthma?
How many puffs of reliever did I take today?
Were my activities affected by my asthma?
Peak Flow Graph (2 week period)
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Peak Flow Diary (2 week period)
Date AM PM Comments
How many times did I wake last night because of asthma?
How many puffs of reliever did I take today?
Were my activities affected by my asthma?
Peak Flow Graph (2 week period)
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Peak Flow Diary (2 week period)
Date AM PM Comments
How many times did I wake last night because of asthma?
How many puffs of reliever did I take today?
Were my activities affected by my asthma?
Peak Flow Graph (2 week period)
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UPDATED OCTOBER 2013 - ASTH15
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