What To Know About Asthma Control Test
April 21, 2009 by admin
Filed under Asthma Control
One of the major reasons why people continue to die from asthma, especially adults, is because of ignorance.
They have asthma but don’t take know about it or think it is well under control and therefore don’t do what is needed to be done until they experience an asthmatic attack that is so severe it kills them.
There is the need therefore for everyone to take the asthma control test, including you. It doesn’t matter if you ‘think’ your condition isn’t asthma. The control test will determine this.
If you still wondering what The Asthma Control Test is, it is a kind of survey that was designed specifically for asthmatic patients to describe their asthma and how it affects them.
Note that this control test is not to be used as a tool for asthma diagnosis, but for your doctor to help out with your treatment options.
So, necessary is this test that American Lung Association strongly supports it and encourages everyone with asthma to go for it… no matter how much control of their asthma they think they have.
The 5 questions asked in the Asthma Control Test include:
1. In the past 4 weeks, how much of the time did your asthma keep you from getting as much done at your work or home?
2. During the past 4 weeks, how often have you had shortness of breath?
3. During the past 4 weeks, how often did your asthma symptoms (wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, or pain) wake you up at night or earlier than usual in the morning?
4. During the past 4 weeks, how often have you used your rescue inhaler or nebulizer medication (such as albuterol, Ventolin®, Proventil®, Maxair?, or Primatene® Mist)?
5. How would you rate your asthma control during the past 4 weeks?
After getting the results from this control test, the next 2 steps will be to take your score to your doctor and discuss your treatment options.
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