Ashley Has Uncontrolled Asthma

ImageDialogueAshley is in her kitchen. She grabs a glass of water and takes her asthma medicine. Ashley texts her friend Sarah: “Be down in a sec!”She shuts her apartment door then heads down the stairs. Her friend Sarah is waiting at the bottom and sees her pause to catch her breath.Sarah: “Are you okay?”Ashley: “Yeah. I've just been getting short of breath on these stairs. I hope they fix the elevator soon!”Ashley pulls an inhaler out of her purse and uses it. Sarah: “Are you still on that new medication?”Ashley: “I am, but I’m still feeling symptoms sometimes. I woke up with a little chest tightness and was wheezing last night."Ashley grabs her phone and dials her doctor’s office.Sarah: “You should probably get that checked out.”Ashley: “You’re right. Let me call my pulmonologist real quick before we head to lunch.”Super: The next day … Ashley sits in the specialist's office while the doctor reviews her chart and listens to her lungs.Doctor: “Tell me what’s been going on.”Ashley: "I take my medication every day, but I'm still using my quick-relief inhaler a few times a week."The doctor points to a simple poster or tablet showing healthy airways next to inflamed airways (red, nar...