Tag: asthma

e-learning | Indoor air quality

GPs are advised to start looking for at-risk patients, signposting patients to local authority housing assessments, and giving guidance on risk reduction

e-Learning | COPD diagnosis and management

This is an updated guideline from NICE on the diagnosis and management of COPD, published in Dec 18. It's a pretty mammoth guideline, first written in 2004.

Bronchial thermoplasty for severe asthma

This is a new guideline on bronchial thermoplasty from NICE on bronchial thermoplasty for severe asthma.

Low-dose inhaled steroids for asthma – BTS/Sign

This is an update on the asthma guideline from BTS/SIGN (2016).

Wheeze in preschool children

A very common condition, affecting 25% of infants before the age of 18 months, and one which we will see a lot of over the forthcoming months.

Omalizumab in severe allergic asthma