Peak flow tracking sheet Use this chart to track your Sample Day Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat peak flow numbers. You Mon 9/26/05 should blow 3 times—each time you use your peak flow 800 800 800 800 800 800 800 800 meter in the morning, at 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 night, or as directed by your doctor. 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 1. After each blow, mark 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 the number on the chart. 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 2. Circle the highest of the 550 550 550 550 550 550 550 550 3 numbers. That is your peak flow number. 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 3. Determine your zone. 450 450 450 450 450 450 450 450 Use the table below to 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 determine which zone you are in today. 350 350 350 350 350 350 350 350 • First, find your personal 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 best reading in the first 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 column (this number should also be recorded 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 on your Asthma Action 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 Plan). 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 • Then, follow the line across to find where 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 today's peak flow number falls. 4. Follow your Asthma Action Plan given to you by your doctor. Talk to your doctor if you have questions about your treatment. Personal Best Peak Flow ___________
If the Personal Best peak flow meter reading is:
You are in the GREEN ZONE if the peak flow meter reading is:
You are in the YELLOW ZONE if the peak flow meter reading is:
You are in the RED ZONE if the peak flow meter reading is:
100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300 325 350 375 400 425 450 475 500 525 550 575 600
above 80 above 100 above 120 above 140 above 160 above 180 above 200 above 220 above 240 above 260 above 280 above 300 above 320 above 340 above 360 above 380 above 400 above 420 above 440 above 460 above 480
between 80 and 50 between 100 and 63 between 120 and 75 between 140 and 88 between 160 and 100 between 180 and 113 between 200 and 125 between 220 and 138 between 240 and 150 between 260 and 163 between 280 and 175 between 300 and 188 between 320 and 200 between 340 and 213 between 360 and 225 between 380 and 238 between 400 and 250 between 420 and 263 between 440 and 275 between 460 and 288 between 480 and 300
below 50 below 63 below 75 below 88 below 100 below 113 below 125 below 138 below 150 below 163 below 175 below 188 below 200 below 213 below 225 below 238 below 250 below 263 below 275 below 288 below 300
GREEN ZONE = Doing well YELLOW ZONE = Asthma symptoms worse – Call your Doctor RED ZONE = Asthma symptoms severe – CALL YOUR DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY! © 2006 The GlaxoSmithKline Group of Companies
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