Asthma Zone Tool
Your Results
Here are the numbers for your asthma zones.
Your Green Zone is liters/minute or greater.
What the Green Zone Means
The Green Zone is a sign that your asthma is in good control. It means you currently have no signs of asthma. You should take your medicine as usual.
Your Yellow Zone is from liters/minute to liters/minute.
What the Yellow Zone Means
The Yellow Zone means you need to take your quick-relief medicine right away. The Yellow Zone also means your asthma may not be in good control. Ask your doctor if you need to change or increase your daily medicine.
Your Red Zone is anything below liters/minute.
What the Red Zone Means
The Red Zone means you have an emergency. Take your quick-relief medicine right away. Then call your doctor to find out what to do, or go right to the emergency room.
Sources
National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. National Asthma Education and Prevention Program, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Expert Panel Report 2, Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma. NIH Publication No. 97-4051, July 1997, page 39. Accessed at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma/asthgdln.pdf
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