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1. Asthma update: recommendations for diagnosis, treatment and management: PHC700 Kaufman G (2012) Asthma update: recommendations for diagnosis, treatment and management. Primary health care. 22, 4, 32-39. Date of acceptance: January 24 2012

Subjects
Spirometry -- Usage, Evidence-based medicine -- Usage, Asthma -- Diagnosis -- Care and treatment -- Prognosis, Business, Health, Health care industry, Business, international, British Thoracic Society -- Standards
Abstract

Abstract Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways associated with a high level of morbidity. In the UK, much of the responsibility for asthma management rests in primary [...]

Published
2012

2. Oxygen therapy for acutely ill patients in community settings

Author

Lynes, Dave

Subjects
Oxygen therapy -- Health aspects -- Usage -- Research, Practice guidelines (Medicine) -- Usage -- Health aspects -- Research, Lung diseases, Obstructive -- Care and treatment -- Demographic aspects -- Research, Critically ill -- Care and treatment -- Research -- Health aspects -- Usage, Health, Health care industry, British Thoracic Society -- Standards
Abstract

Summary Given the trend to manage patients with more severe exacerbations of chronic respiratory conditions in the community, nurses will increasingly be required to assess and manage acutely breathless patients [...]

Published
2009

3. Study calls standard asthma management into doubt

Subjects
Corticosteroids -- Dosage and administration, Asthma -- Care and treatment, Asthma -- Research, Business, Health, Health care industry, British Thoracic Society -- Standards
Abstract

Steve Ford Doubling the daily dose of inhaled corticosteroids at the first sign of an asthma attack has little benefit, according to Canadian researchers. The study has muddied the debate [...]

Published
2004

4. Asthma nurses will be expected to perform regular reviews of their patients in collaboration with GPs as part of new guidelines published by the British Thoracic Society and the Scottish Inter-collegiate Guidelines Network

Subjects
Asthmatics -- Care and treatment, Nurse-physician joint practice -- Standards, Nurses -- Standards, Health, Health care industry, British Thoracic Society -- Standards
Abstract

Asthma nurses will be expected to perform regular reviews of their patients in collaboration with GPs as part of new guidelines published by the British Thoracic Society and the Scottish [...]

Published
2003

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