Management of Acute Loss of Asthma Control: The Yellow Zone

Nurse practitioners (NPs) are at the frontline of treating asthma patients in primary, specialty, and acute care and work closely with those patients to optimize their outcome. The NP's care of a patient with asthma includes both preventive management and acute treatment. Overcoming the challenges of maintaining long-term asthma control and addressing episodes of loss of acute control require an individualized approach to patient care. In view of the importance of quickly and effectively treating any acute loss of control to prevent further sequelae, this investigation addresses related management options and offer evidence-based treatment considerations for NPs.