After reviewing you or your child’s medical history and symptoms, your Living Water Clinic provider orders pulmonary function testing to verify asthma and determine how well your lungs are working. Treatment for asthma includes:
Asthma action plan
Your provider helps you identify the asthma triggers and creates a plan to avoid them as much as possible. They also help you develop a written plan that outlines what parents, teachers, and caregivers should do when your child has an asthma attack, if applicable. This plan includes lists of medications and asthma triggers, early signs of a flare-up, and what to do when a flare-up begins.
Medications
Patients with asthma use two types of medications. Rescue inhalers produce quick relief at the start of an asthma attack, while daily medications reduce inflammation and lower the risk of future flare-ups. Living Water Clinic works closely with you or your child to be sure you know how to use an inhaler.
If you or your child have severe asthma, your provider may prescribe biologic medications. These innovative medications improve lung function and reduce attacks by targeting antibodies, molecules, or cells involved in asthma.
