Follow-up Visits

Patients who have asthma should be scheduled for planned follow-up visits at periodic intervals in order to assess their asthma control and modify treatment if needed.

EPR-3 recommendation

The Expert Panel recommends that monitoring and follow up is essential, and that the stepwise approach to therapy – in which the dose and number of medications and frequency of administration are increased as necessary and decreased when possible, be used to achieve and maintain asthma control.

Control assessment tools

• Asthma Control Test
• TRACK: Test for Respiratory and Asthma Control in Kids (under age 5)
• Asthma Therapy Assessment Questionnaire
• Asthma Control Questionnaire
• Control poster (pdf)

Patient Handouts

• Guide to Good Asthma Care Brochure (pdf)
• Peak Flow Diary with instructions (pdf)
• Peak Flow Diary (pdf)
• Is Your Asthma Under Control? (pdf)
• Warning Signs and Symptoms (pdf)

More Asthma Management Resources

• Stepwise Approach for Managing Asthma
• Classification and Management of Asthma in Infants and Children Under Age 5
• Classification and Management of Asthma in Children Age 5 to 11
• Managing Asthma in Children 12 Years of Age and Adults
• Michigan Asthma Resource Kit – patient handouts
• National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute asthma guidelines and Guideline Implementation Panel messages