| Assessment questions |
| Focus on: |
| Expectations of visit |
| Goals of treatment |
| Medications |
| Quality of life |
| Ask relevant questions from previous visit and also ask: |
| "How have you tried to control things that make your asthma worse?" |
| "Please show me how you use your inhaled medication." |
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| Information |
| Teach or review in simple language: |
| Review and reinforce all: |
| Educational messages |
| Environmental control strategeis at home, work, or school |
| Medications |
| Review and interpret from daily diary: |
| Peak flow measures |
| Symptom scores |
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| Skills |
| Teach or review and demonstrate: |
| Inhaler/spacer/holding chamber techique. |
| Peak flow monitoring technique. |
| Use of daily self-management plan. Review and adjust as needed. |
| Review use of action plan. Confirm that patient knows what to do if
asthma gets worse. Periodically review and adjust written action plan. |
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