Asthma

This easy-to-read guide provides specific information that teens can use to better monitor and manage their illness and improve their quality of life while living with asthma. What happens in the body during an attack, what specific triggers might make asthma worse, medications that can help, and symptoms that signal asthma is getting worse are all covered. Teens will not only find factual information to take a proactive role in the management of their illness, but they will also enjoy reading interviews with other teens who have asthma and finding out how they feel about taking medication, what it feels like to have an asthma attack, and how they deal with inquiries from their friends.

Chapter 1 Acknowledgments
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 1 How Long Has This Been Going On? A History of Asthma
Chapter 4 2 What Is It? Asthma Defined
Chapter 5 3 Diagnosing Asthma
Chapter 6 4 Asthma Triggers and How to Avoid Them
Chapter 7 5 What to Do About It-Asthma Treatments
Chapter 8 6 Dealing With Asthma at School
Chapter 9 7 When Asthma Becomes Deadly
Chapter 10 8 Coping with Asthma
Chapter 11 9 On Your Own
Chapter 12 Glossary of Asthma Terms
Chapter 13 Chapter Notes
Chapter 14 Index
Chapter 15 About the Author