Asthma

Below you will find the latest clinical articles covering . Primary care nurses are at the forefront of and need to stay abreast of all the latest practice and treatment updates as their interaction with patients continuously evolves.

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Plants and trees: The pros and cons to health and wellbeing

Are trees, plants, weeds and moulds the friends or the foe of nurses? This article gives an overview of the benefits and disadvantages of having them around us

In the Bleak Mid-Winter: Supporting children with asthma

Heather Henry explains how young people with this respiratory condition can be supported during COVID

All change: assessing the impact of seasons on asthma management

Beverley Bostock looks at how the changing weather may impact respiratory conditions

Children’s spacers for the treatment of asthma: top ten tips

In this article, Heather Henry provides a quick overview of what you need to know about children’s use of spacers, with reference to the latest evidence

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Singing for lung health for children with asthma

Heather Henry explains the physical and mental health benefits of vocal exercises for young people

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Seven steps to spirometry: Management in primary care

Chris Loveridge updates what primary care nurses need to know about performing diagnostic spirometry

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The overlap between asthma and COPD: a case study

Many patients have contemporaneous features of asthma and COPD, and it is estimated that a significant proportion of these patients have asthma-COPD overlap, write Emma Ray and Carol Kelly

Asthma adherence and the overuse of short-acting inhalers

Many people living with asthma have poor adherence to their medication, explains Rosemary Adsley

Acute asthma attacks in the school setting: Diagnosis and prevention

Beverley Bostock-Cox explains what school nurses can do to ensure the safety of pupils with asthma

Creation of a primary care personal asthma action plan

National guidelines recommend that all asthmatics are offered a personal action plan, writes Rachel Looms

What is Rightbreathe and how might patients benefit from it?

Darush Attar-Zadeh explains how the app can help clinicians select the correct inhaler for their patients

Allergic rhinitis: assessing the triggers and treatments

As hay fever season approaches again, Hetal Dhruve explains its causes and most effective treatments

Latest clinical research

Mark Greener presents key studies published in healthcare journals

Self-management: At the core of asthma care

Supported asthma self-management — which includes patient education, an action plan and regular review — seems to reduce the need for hospital services and unscheduled consultations, according to a new meta-review. In addition, supported self-management probably improves asthma control and quality of life