Asthma action plan. This is an example of an asthma action plan that can be completed and customized for any patient. Their demographics should be completed to ensure a known baseline peak expiratory flow and good contact information for their physician. The green zone is when a patient is taking their prescribed long-term daily medications with no need for rescue therapy. The patient begins yellow zone therapy with increased symptoms. She should add a short-acting β2-agonist for quick relief and can add an oral corticosteroid. If the symptoms persist or worsen, she should again take a short-acting β2-agonist and a higher dose oral corticosteroid and call her physician for directions. With any serious concern, the patient should be instructed to present to the emergency department or call an ambulance. This guide allows the patient to be informed and ideally escalate early outpatient treatment before needing hospitalization. PEF, peak expiratory flow. Source: Asthma, Maternal Medicine Citation: Pacheco LD, Saade GR, Hankins GV. Maternal Medicine; 2015 Available at: http://obgyn.mhmedical.com/DownloadImage.aspx?image=/data/books/1580/pac_ch10_f002.png&sec=96349674&BookID=1580&ChapterSecID=96349657&imagename= Accessed: October 03, 2017 Copyright © 2017 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved