The Goals for Your Asthma Treatment

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Your treatment plan should meet the goals listed below. If not, discuss your symptoms and treatment options with your physician.

Treatment goals:

• No symptoms or minor symptoms of asthma (symptoms include wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness)

• Sleeping through the night without asthma symptoms

• No time off from school or work due to asthma

• Full participation in physical activities

• No emergency room visits or stays in the hospital

• Little or no side effects from asthma medicine

For more information on treating asthma, read what treatments Steven M. Brown, M.D., pulmonary specialist at Columbia St. Mary's, offers patients.

Source: National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute