Some of these members will have special needs that require specialized care or services. If you are identified as a PCP for a special needs member, you may be contacted by the enrollee's Care Coordinator to discuss the level of care required and to collaboratively develop the plan of care. This information will be shared with both you and the member to provide consistent communication and understanding of the treatment plan. If at any time you identify additional necessary services, you may contact the assigned Care Coordinator or the Care Coordination Unit for assistance in arranging the provision of these services. It will also assess those Special Needs members who require complex transportation needs.
Vigorous activity can provoke bronchoconstriction.
Minutes after the patient begins exercising, or becomes active, the patient may experience cough, wheeze, shortness of breath, have chest pain or tightness or fatigue. EIA usually is worse 5 to 10 minutes after stopping exercise and resolves within 20 to 30 minutes. For some, exercise is the only trigger. Remind the patient that an important goal in asthma treatment is to maintain normal activity levels. This means that the medicine plan needs to enable the patient to participate in exercise without experiencing asthma symptoms.