Asthma Handouts

The Palo Alto Medical Foundation has created a series of quick reference handouts on a variety of topics for children and adults with asthma. Below is a list of available material. All documents are in Adobe Acrobat format (pdf).

• Handouts for Adults
• Handouts for Children

Handouts for Adults

Medication:

• Categories of Asthma Medicine (PDF, 125kb)
  

Devices:

• How to Use a DISKUS® Inhaler (PDF, 494kb)
  
• How to Use a Peak Flow Meter (PDF, 609kb)
  
• How to Use a Metered Dose Inhaler When Your Spacer is not Available - Closed-Mouth Technique (PDF, 101kb)
  
• HFA Inhaler Maintenance (PDF, 455kb)
  
• How to Use a Spacer (PDF, 315kb)

Managing Your Asthma:

• Asthma Control Test^TM (ACT) (PDF, 360kb) English
  
• Asthma Control Test ^TM (ACT) (PDF, 72kb) Spanish
  
• Adult Action Plan (PDF, 1,057kb)
  
• Teamwork: Your Asthma Care Team (PDF, 52kb)
  
• Exercise Induced Asthma (PDF, 82kb)
  
• Bronchial Thermoplasty

Triggers:

• Asthma Triggers (PDF, 59kb)
  
• GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) and Asthma (PDF, 56kb)
  
  

What Is Asthma?:

• Asthma Myths (PDF, 49kb)
  
• What is Asthma? (PDF, 185kb)
  
• Recommended Asthma Web Sites (PDF, 47kb)
  

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Handouts for Children

AAP/Tools:

• Asthma School Form (to be filled out by health provider) (PDF, 86kb)
  

Devices:

• How to Use a DISKUS® Inhaler (PDF, 494kb)
  
• HFA Inhaler Maintenance (PDF, 456kb)
  
• How to Use a Metered Dose Inhaler When Your Spacer is not Available - Closed-Mouth Technique (PDF, 101kb)
  
• How to Use a Spacer with Mask (PDF, 698kb)
  
• How to Use a Spacer (PDF, 315kb)
  

Managing Your Asthma:

• Asthma Control Test^TM (ACT) for children ages 4-11 years old (English) (PDF, 3,276kb)
  
• Asthma Control Test^TM (ACT) for children ages 4-11 years old (Spanish) (PDF, 1,160kb)
  
• Asthma Control Test^TM (ACT) for children 12 years and older (English) (PDF, 360kb)
  
• Asthma Control Test^TM (ACT) for children 12 years and older (Spanish) (PDF, 72kb)
  
• Child Asthma Action Plan for children ages 0-5 years old (PDF, 293kb)
  
• Child Asthma Action Plan for children 6 years and older (PDF, 310kb)
  
• Teamwork: Your Asthma Care Team (PDF, 53kb)
  
• Asthma Symptom Zones/Control (PDF, 52kb)
  
• Asthma Warning Signs (PDF, 57kb)
  

What Is Asthma?:

• Asthma Myths

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