| Interpretation |
Your
asthma is under control. The green zone is 80-100% of your personal
best reading. |
Caution.
The yellow zone is 50-80% of your personal best. You may have warning
signs such as coughing, wheezing, chest tightness, or shortness
of breath. Your asthma may keep you from doing some normal activities.
If you don't take action right away, you may move into the red zone
and have an asthma attack. |
Medical
Alert. The red zone is 0-50% of your personal best. When you're
in your red zone, you're having an asthma attack. You're most likely
coughing, wheezing, and having a lot of trouble breathing. Stop
and take action. |
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Action
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Keep following your daily treatment
plan and take your medicines as usual.
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Get away from your triggers. You
may be having an episode of asthma that requires an increase in
your medicines. Or your overall asthma may not be under control,
and the doctor may need to change your medicine plan.
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You must take an inhaled beta2-agonist
right away and any other medications your action plan suggests.
Then talk to your healthcare provider right away or go to the
hospital. Call emergency instead if you are struggling
to breathe, can't walk or talk because of shortness of breath,
or your lips or fingernails are turning blue.
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