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… plan Supportive self-care Print this page Find out how to complete our asthma action plan with your patients so they … guide Use our guide to help you complete the Asthma + Lung UK asthma action plan together with your patient and any … day, and their reliever inhaler if they get symptoms. When completing this section: Highlight the importance of …

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… Exercise, physical activity and asthma Find out why exercise can be an asthma trigger and how you can exercise safely when you have … your asthma medicines to support you to exercise safely. Some people get tight airways and asthma-like symptoms when …

… an acute exacerbation as: a sustained worsening of a person's symptoms from their usual stable state (beyond … day-to-day variations) which is acute in onset. Each person living with COPD will experience an exacerbation … in the community, first of all advise: Increase their short acting bronchodilator (via spacer if they have a pMDI) …

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