Asthma and Airway Centre

The Asthma Education Handbook

 

The Asthma Education Handbook
The Body and the Lungs
  • The Body and the Lungs
    Information for individuals on how asthma affects the lungs, exercise, smoking and pregnancy.
Inhalers and Devices
  • Inhalers and Devices
    This section deals with the use and care of inhalers/devices/nebulizers and the advantages and disadvantages of these and similar devices.
Allergies and Triggers
  • Allergies and Triggers
    Recognizing and dealing with the triggers of rhinitis and asthma and irritation of the airways.
Managing Asthma
  • Managing Asthma
    This section is to help people with asthma, parents and educators to manage asthma.
Understanding Asthma
  • Understanding Medications
    Brief information about the drugs that your doctor may have prescribed for treating your asthma, including their use and possible side effects.

Asthma Information

  • Asthma Information
    Sources of asthma information, further readings and explanations of terms/words that are commonly used.
Questions?
If you have questions related to asthma that are not covered in our Asthma Education Handbook, contact Kay Khan, TWH Clinical Nurse Educator, RN, CAE, NARTC/Diploma in Asthma/COPD.

 


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