Asthma Quiz
1. What happens to the airways in your lungs when your asthma gets bad? (Check the correct
box.)
a. The inside of the airways:
□ Opens up wide
□ Gets swollen & inflamed
b. The muscles around the airways:
□ Tighten
□ Become loose
□ Stretch out
c. The inside of the airways make a lot of:
□ Popcorn
□ Water
□ Mucus
2. What are YOUR asthma warning signs?
a. ________________________ b. ________________________ c. _______________________
3. Can you remember what your Green Zone Peak Flow number is? __________
4. Can you remember what your Red Zone Peak Flow number is? __________
5. Write down the names of your asthma medications here.
Put a BOX around the ones that are quick-relief bronchodilator medicines
Put a circle around the ones that are slow-acting anti-inflammatory medicine.
If you aren’t sure, ask your doctor or nurse.
Medicine name
1. ___________________
2. ___________________
3. ___________________
4. ___________________
5. ___________________
6. ___________________
When to take it
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
How much to take
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
6. What questions do you have about your asthma or asthma medications for your doctor?
1. __________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________________________
6. __________________________________________________________________