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 Te Reo Māori, Samoan and Simplified Chinese, head to asthmafoundation.org.nz/resources

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