Could better inhalers help patients, and the planet? Miguel Divo, a lung specialist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, sits in an exam room across from Joel Rubinstein, who has asthma. Rubinstein, a retired psychiatrist, is about to get a checkup and hear a surprising ... May...
in three countries (the UK, Spain and Sweden) poor inhaler technique accounted for over €750 million in direct and indirect costs in 2015, for the two most commonly used DPIs [18]. These cost data, together with the increasing prevalence of obstructive lung diseases...
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1. What Is Asthma? Asthma is a disease of the airways in the lung, leading to inflammation and spasm of the breathing tubes. This makes it difficult for the person affected with asthma to breathe properly and causes wheezing,coughingand shortness of breath. Asthma increases the sensitivity of...
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...
Incorrect use of medicines, such as an inhaler Cigarette smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke Exposure to chemicals in the air Lung or sinus infections How is persistent asthma diagnosed? Your healthcare provider will examine you and listen to your lungs. He or she will ask if you or any...
Parents should contact the school nurse and the people who staff the nurse’s office when the nurse is not there. Parents and students need to be aware of school medication policies, and students should have access toasthma inhalersorbronchodilatorsfor asthma symptom relief. ...
Inhalation therapy in asthma: nebulizer or pressurized metered dose inhaler? In vivo comparison of lung deposition in children. Eur Respir J 1998;12 [378 S].Jobannes H,Nigel D,Joycem,et al.Inhalation therapy in asthma; Nebulizer or pressurized metered dose inhaler with holding chamber? in ...
Asthma and the Importance of Inhaler Technique Practitioner help from: Tegan Graetz Pharmacist 11 Conversation based on: Respiratory Tract Infections and Asthma " Kiril is a 51-year-old millwright " Respiratory Tract Infections and Asthma " Kiril is a 51-year-old millwright " ...
Those experts whose clinics employ nurses report that they are indispensable for helping patients manage their own asthma, for example by educating them on correct inhaler technique and avoiding exacerbating factors. Indeed, a Delphi consensus project from Canada supports this assertion, recognising the ...