Acute Medicine | Breathlessness 02 knowledge B
Asthma Guidelines and Inhaler Technique
Session Overview
Description
This session will cover the initiation of treatment in patients diagnosed with asthma and when to step up or step down treatment. It will also describe how to assess the inhaler technique of your patients.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
- Describe the stepwise management of chronic asthma and the role of different therapies
- Identify the circumstances under which the patient should be referred to a specialist
- Educate patients and check inhaler technique
This session will cover the initiation of treatment in patients diagnosed with asthma and demonstrate how to follow the British Thoracic Society/Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network treatment algorithms.
It will also show you how to assess the inhaler technique of your patients.
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