If you have Asthma, the CMO Care Team can help.
Approximately 20 million Americans have asthma. It is a condition that affects your airways - the small tubes that carry air in and out of the lungs. If you have asthma, your airways are sensitive and can easily become inflamed. When you come into contact with something you are allergic to, or something that irritates your airways (a trigger), your airways will become narrower, making it harder to breathe. The muscles around the walls of your airways tighten. The lining of the airways becomes inflamed and starts to swell, and often sticky mucus or phlegm is produced. This will lead to you experiencing asthma symptoms.

Working with your doctor, your CMO Nurse Care Manager will:

• Help review your current health status and your medicines
• Provide you with information about your condition
• Help you identify things that can trigger an asthma episode
• Put together an asthma action plan
• Help you learn and use self-care and self-monitoring tools
• Teach you how to monitor your health and take care of yourself
• Help you recognize possible complications
• Provide you with tips and information about life-style choices
• Call you to help keep your treatment plan on track
• Follow-up after you come home from the hospital
• Tell you about support groups and workshops

Here are a few links to more information about Asthma:
American Lung Association
British Lung Foundation
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Allergy/ Asthma Disease Management Center
American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

All information is intended for your general knowledge only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for specific medical conditions. You should seek prompt medical care for any specific health issues.