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A Kids' Asthma Journal
Do you want to gain better control over your asthma? Put it in writing! By following the examples below, you can use a journal to track day-to-day changes in your asthma. This may be something you can do with a parent's or guardian's help. If your parent or guardian has asthma, he or she can also use a journal to track his or her own symptoms, too.
Make copies of this page before you write on it so you can use it again!
Starting date: ____________________
Symptoms
Check the boxes below to show when you had symptoms.
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Coughing |
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Wheezing |
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Breathing problems |
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Chest tightness |
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Peak flow
This is a measure of how well your lungs are working. Below, write down your peak-flow numbers for the green (doing well), yellow (getting worse), and red (medical alert) zones. Then, using the chart, write each peak-flow reading on the matching zone line. Your doctor can help you understand your numbers and tell you what to do about yellow and red readings.
Green: Your peak flow is more than _________
Yellow: Your peak flow is between _________ and ______________
Red: Alert! Your peak flow is less than _______________
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Yellow |
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Red |
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