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Asthma tracking: Pulse Ox, severity, triggers, response, and medication

How to track asthma in Kiri and why each asthma field matters clinically.

Updated over a week ago

Quick answer

Asthma tracking in Kiri combines objective readings (Pulse Ox) with symptom severity, triggers, response, and medication so families and clinicians can evaluate control over time.


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Asthma fields in Kiri and why each field matters

  • Pulse Ox (%): objective oxygen saturation snapshot that helps anchor symptom reports.

  • Symptom severity (0-4): quick severity summary that is easy to trend over days.

  • Symptoms: details what happened (for example wheezing, cough, chest tightness, nighttime cough, shortness of breath).

  • Triggers: identifies environmental or activity patterns (for example exercise, cold air, pollen, dust, smoke, viral illness).

  • Response (Better/Same/Worse): tracks short-term trajectory after treatment or rest.

  • Medication + dose + unit: captures what was given and supports safer follow-up conversations.

How to log asthma events well

  1. Enter Pulse Ox when available, then complete symptom fields.

  2. Use the same trigger labels repeatedly so patterns are easier to identify.

  3. Record medication name and amount right away to avoid recall errors.

  4. Set response after observation (better/same/worse) to capture direction.

When to seek urgent care

If breathing appears labored, symptoms escalate quickly, or you are worried your child is not getting enough air, seek urgent care immediately.


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