The first, and most important, is to make sure you are managing your asthma correctly. This involves making sure of the following: You are using the right asthma medicines, in the correct dosages. You are using your inhaler (and your aero chamber or spacer) correctly. You have a personali...
When asthma is under control patients can: √√ Avoid troublesome symptoms night and day √√ Use little or no reliever medication √√ Have productive, physically active lives √√ Have (near) normal lung function √√ Avoid serious attacks • Asthma causes recurring episodes of wheezing, ...
Pathophysiology of asthma: A: Lung and airway anatomy B: Cross-section of a normal airway C: In asthma, exaggerated airway constriction, inflammation, and increased mucus production lead to restriction of airflow. Image by Lecturio.Other mechanismNon-eosinophilic ...
While airborne problems are more obvious to asthmatic sufferers, food problems may be a well-hidden source of lung disease. Many studies of food allergy involve patients with food-induced asthma. Eczema and asthma are often associated in atopic patients with food allergy. In a group of 320 ch...
indirect costs in 2015, for the two most commonly used DPIs [18]. These cost data, together with the increasing prevalence of obstructive lung diseases and restriction in healthcare spending is propagating the imperative need for inhaler competency (that is, correct and effective inhaler use) [...
Lipworth BJ, Lee DK, Anhoj J, Bisgaard H. Effect of plastic spacer handling on salbutamol lung deposition in asthmatic children. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2002;54(5):544-547.B. J. Lipworth, D. K. Lee, J. Anhoj, and H. Bisgaard, "Effect of plastic spacer handling on salbutamol lung...
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Childhood asthma is the same lung disease that adults get, but kids often have different symptoms. Doctors may also call this pediatric asthma. You may need to use a spacer to help your child take their inhaler medicine. It can help them breathe the medicine in at their own pace. (Photo...
US PACE is maintained through a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute website. Development of maintenance strategies for PACE Australia is underway. Conclusions: Based on criteria of the RE-AIM framework, the US version of PACE has been successfully translated for use in Australia. © 2013...
(also known as FBC, full blood count) COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease CRP: C-reactive protein CT/HRCT: Computerized tomography; high resolution computerized tomography CXR: Chest X-ray DPI: Dry powder inhaler DLCO: Diffusing capacity in the lung for carbon ...