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Management of Asthma

Posted May 20, 2022

Introduction

Asthma is a common condition presenting to primary care. It is associated with reversible airflow obstruction and bronchial hyper-reactivity. The typical symptoms include wheeze, cough, breathlessness and chest tightness. The majority of care is delivered in primary care settings, much of it by practice nurses. It is important that nurses running asthma clinics are adequately trained in asthma management so they can provide appropriately structured care, and are able to recognise which patients need to be referred for specialist care.

These case-based self assessment questions provide an overview of the typical cases that you will encounter in clinical practice. Prepare yourself for the challenge of the questions with the reading list and then complete the 10 questions, reflect on these and obtain your certificate.

Aims and Objectives

On completion of this module, you will have gained a better understanding of:

The clinical features of asthma and the basic principles of its diagnosis
Evidence-based management of asthma
The treatment algorithms for asthma

Introduction

Asthma is a common condition presenting to primary care. It is associated with reversible airflow obstruction and bronchial hyper-reactivity. The typical symptoms include wheeze, cough, breathlessness and chest tightness. The majority of care is delivered in primary care settings, much of it by practice nurses. It is important that nurses running asthma clinics are adequately trained in asthma management so that they can deliver appropriately structured care, and are able to recognise which patients need to be referred for specialist care.

These case-based self-assessment questions provide an overview of the typical cases encountered in clinical practice. Prepare yourself for the challenge of the questions with the reading list and then complete the 10 questions, reflect on them and obtain your certificate.

Aims and Objectives

On completion of this module you will have gained a better understanding of: