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Peak Flow and
Symptom Diary
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How many times did I wake last night because o asthma?
How many pufs o reliever did I take today?
Were my activities afected 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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Need my blue inhaler
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How to use your peak fow andsymptom diary and graph
450 Feeling a little better
noyes noyesno
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Measureyourpeakoweveryday,morningandnightbeforetakingyourasthmamedicine.
Recordyourreadingandhowyouarefeelinginthedailydiary.Seeexamplebelow.
Youcanalsorecordyourreadingsonthegraph.Seeexamplebelow.Thiswillletyouquicklypickupanychangesortrendsinyourasthmacontrol.
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How to use your peak fow meter
Situpright
Slidemarkerharduptothebeginning
ofthegroove
Holdmeterlevel
Keepngersclearofmarker
Takeadeepbreathin
Closeyourlipsaroundthemouthpiece
Huouthardandfast
Repeatthesestepstwice
Recordthebestofthreereadings
Get to know your asthma.
Know when its changing.
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Peak Flow andSymptom Diary
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Peak Flow Diary (2 week period)
Date AM PM Comments
How many times did I wake last night because o asthma?
How many pufs o reliever did I take today?
Were my activities afected by my asthma?
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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 o asthma?
How many pufs o reliever did I take today?
Were my activities afected by my asthma?
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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 o asthma?
How many pufs o reliever did I take today?
Were my activities afected by my asthma?
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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 o asthma?
How many pufs o reliever did I take today?
Were my activities afected by my asthma?
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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 o asthma?
How many pufs o reliever did I take today?
Were my activities afected by my asthma?
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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 o asthma?
How many pufs o reliever did I take today?
Were my activities afected by my asthma?
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Peak Flow Graph (2 week period)
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