Is my Asthma under Control?

To remain healthy, it is important to manage your asthma properly. If you find that after reviewing this page your asthma is not well-controlled, talk with your physician about ways of improving your health.

• Daytime symptoms occur 0-2 days per week.
• No limitation with activity.
• Nighttime symptoms occur no more than once a month for ages 0-11 and no more than twice a month for age 12 and older.
• Need rescue medication less than 2 days per week.
• Peak flow reading is greater than 80% of personal best.
• Asthma episodes require oral steroids 0-1 times per year

Not Well Controlled

if you have at least one of the following:

• Daytime symptoms occur more than two days per week.
• Some limitation in activity.
• Nighttime symptoms occur more than twice a month for ages 0-11 and more than 1-3 times per week for ages 12 and older.
• Need rescue medication more than 2 days per week.
• Peak flow reading is between 50-80% of personal best.
• Asthma episodes require oral steroids occur more than twice per year.

Very Poorly Controlled

if you have at least one of the following you should obtain medical help immediately:

• Daytime symptoms occur throughout the day.
• Activity is extremely limited.
• Nighttime symptoms occur 2 or more times per week for ages 0-11 and 4 or more times per week for ages 12 and older.
• Need rescue medication several times per day.
• Peak flow reading is less than 50% of personal best.
• Asthma episodes require oral steroids more than twice per year.

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