Download AeroChamber* VHC helps ensure medication is delivered deep in

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AeroChamber* VHC helps ensure medication is delivered deep in the lungs.
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More medication
collects in mouth
and throat (potential
for side effects)
Medication
reaches lungs
Inhaler Alone
Inhaler with
AeroChamber*
Brand VHC
(Valved Holding Chamber)
Flow-Vu* Inspiratory
Flow Indicator helps
provide assurance of
proper inhaler technique,
allowing caregivers to:
• Count patient breaths
• Ensure a secure seal
• Coordinate actuation
with inhalation
Your healthcare provider has recommended you use
AeroChamber* Brand VHC with your inhaler to
improve medication delivery.
Small Mask
Medium Mask
AC Girlz*
AC Boyz*
Mouthpiece
Large Mask
Goals of my asthma action plan
o No physical asthma symptoms
o No work or school missed because of asthma
o No restriction to normal activities
o Minimal use of a reliever inhaler
PEAK FLOW
Knowing my
My asthma is
asthma triggers
well controlled
Animal allergens and secretions
Colds and infections
Dust mites
Emotional anxiety and
excitement
Food allergies
81%
TO
100%
DANGER!
PEAK FLOW
LESS THAN
50%
Get help now!
I have ANY of these symptoms:
o
o
o
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o Shortness of breath during the
day or night
o Coughing, wheezing or
tightness in the chest
o Coughing at night more than
1 night per week
o Can do some but not all usual
physical activities
o Using quick relief medicine
more than 3 times per week
o First signs of a cold or flu
o Shortness of breath at rest
o Medication does not help
within 10 minutes
o Difficulty walking or talking
o Sucking in of the skin at the
front of the neck
o Lips and/or fingernails turn
blue
o IF YOU ARE IN ANY DOUBT…
What should I do?
What should I do?
Continue my usual treatment as
follows:
Increase my usual treatment as
follows:
CALL AN AMBULANCE
OR SEEK IMMEDIATE
MEDICAL ATTENTION
Breathing is normal
Sleep through the nights
Can do all usual activities
No coughing, wheezing or
tightness in the chest
Inhaled irritants
(Perfume, talcum powder, hair
spray, chalk dust, pesticides)
Pollen
getting worse
50%
TO
80%
I have ANY of these symptoms:
Hormonal changes
Mold
PEAK FLOW
My asthma is
I experience ALL of the following:
Gastroesophageal reflux
Medications
o No emergency visits or hospitalization for
asthma
Pollution
(ozone, sulfur dioxide, auto
exhaust, fire/wood stove smoke)
Vigorous exercise
Weather
(extreme temperatures, windy
conditions, changes in humidity
/barometric pressure)
DIRECTIONS
FOR USE
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CLEANING
INSTRUCTIONS
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1 Plaza V, Sanchis J, CESEA Group. Medical Personnel and Patient Skill in the Use of Metered Dose Inhalers:
A Multicentric Study. Respiration 1998; 65:195-198. 2 Salzman GA, et al. Oropharyngeal candidiasis in
patients treated with beclomethasone dipropionate delivered by metered-dose inhaler alone and with
Aerochamber. J Allergy & Clinical Immun 1988;81 (2):424-428.
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