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Non-drug Measures
Contributing factors Control measures: Instructions
to patients
Inhalant allergens/ irritants Minimize/avoid exposure
Advise to stop smoking
Tobacco smoke treat
Don t eat within 3 hrs bed time, elevate
Rhinitis, sinusitis head, use medications
GERD Avoid preserved food
the acid reflux may damage Avoid aspirin, NSAIDs,B-blokers
lung airways and worsen Annual influenza vaccination
asthma symptoms
Sulfite sensitivity
Medications
Viral respiratory infections
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Self-monitoring
• Peak expiratory flow Rate (PEFR)
maximum speed of expiration
PEFmeter measures how fast air comes out of the
lungs when you exhale forcefully after inhaling fully.(
liters per minute (lpm))
• Prevent excercise-induced bronchospasm
• Monitoring for any changes in symptoms
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