Practice Tool
This tool was created by Partners For Kids to assist in following recommendations from the guidelines to properly diagnose and treat asthma.
Helping Hands

Asthma
This Helping Hand™ covers asthma, which is a lung disease that can cause breathing problems. If your child has asthma, the airways in their lungs overreact to certain things, called triggers.
Asthma and Steroid Use
Asthma is when the airways, or bronchi, in the lungs overreact to certain things.
Inhaled Corticosteroids for Asthma
Properly administer inhaled corticosteroids for asthma with this Helping Hand.
Inhalers: Spacers with Mask
Learn how to use and care for inhaler spacers with masks.
Inhalers: Spacers
Many medicines that help make breathing easier are taken by an inhaler. The inhaler must be used the right way, or the medicine will not get into the lungs to make your child feel better. A spacer is a device that helps the medicine get into the lungs.