NZ Asthma Guidelines - Quick Reference Guide

This document provides a quick reference to all the algorithms, tables, and charts published in both the NZ Child Asthma Guidelines and the NZ Adolescent and Adult Asthma Guidelines in one easy-to-read guide.

Click here to download the Quick Reference Guide

Acute Asthma Management Flowcharts

Download child acute management flowchart
Download adolescent and adult acute management flowchart

Adult Asthma Action Plans

  • Asthma Action Plans may be based on symptoms with or without peak flow measurements.
  • They comprise of either 3 or 4 stages depending on patient and health professionals preference.
  • In the 4 stage plan there is an extra step giving patients the option of increasing the dose of ICS (inhaled corticosteroid). 
  • The AIR (Air Reliever Therapy) plan is used only with the single ICS/LABA reliever therapy with or without maintenance therapy.​​​
Alternatively, order printed Asthma Action Plans here

Interactive Adult Asthma Action Plans 

​Adult Asthma Action Plans are also available as interactive PDFs which can be customised by the healthcare professional and emailed to the patient in the practice. 

Download Interactive 3-Stage Adult Asthma Action Plan
Download Interactive 4-Stage Adult Asthma Action Plan
Download Interactive AIR Adult Asthma Action Plan

​Child Asthma Action Plan

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This brochure is an asthma action plan for doctors to complete and give to child patients and their parents/caregivers. It includes how to use a spacer, how to clean an inhaler, and actions to take for different stages of asthma – from well, worse to worried.  
 
Order printed Child Asthma Action Plans here
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Download the Child Asthma Action Plan here

Child Asthma Symptom Diary

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This brochure is a symptom diary for doctors to give to their child patients and their parents/caregivers, and is used in conjunction with the Child Asthma Plan. This helps parents/caregivers of children with asthma to change the child’s treatment as symptoms change, as shown on the Child Asthma Plan. 
 
Order printed Child Symptom Dairies here
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Download Child Asthma Symptom Dairies here

​Asthma Action Plan Peak Flow Wheel

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          The Asthma Action Plan Peak Flow Wheel can be used to dial up the peak flow levels
          to fill in a patients Asthma Action Plan.
         
          Order printed Asthma Action Plan Peak Flow Wheel Resources here

Asthma Control Test

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​     www.asthmacontrol.co.nz

For more asthma resources including those in both Te Reo and Samoan, head to asthmafoundation.org.nz/resources

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To order printed copies, visit: ​shop.asthmafoundation.org.nz