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
Click here to download the Quick Reference Guide
Acute Asthma Management Flowcharts
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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.
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
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
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.
English - Download the Child Asthma Action Plan here
Tongan - Download the Child Asthma Action Plan here
Samoan - Download the Child Asthma Action Plan here
Te Reo Maori - Download the Child Asthma Action Plan here
Child Asthma Symptom Diary
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.
English - Download Child Asthma Symptom Dairies here
Tongan - Download Child Asthma Symptom Dairies here
Samoan - Download Child Asthma Symptom Dairies here
Te Reo Maori - Download Child Asthma Symptom Dairies here
Asthma Action Plan Peak Flow Wheel
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
