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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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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

Standards and competencies to improve inhaler technique

Understanding good inhaler technique is the key to optimal self-management, writes Jane Scullion

Reflecting on the new asthma guidelines for adults

Understanding the new guidance, with its welcome updates, enables you to provide better care more efficiently, writes Beverly Bostock-Cox

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Effective techniques for asthma control in hay fever season

Viv Marsh discusses how patients can be supported to manage asthma and allergic rhinitis

Prescribing inhaled bronchodilators and inhaler devices

Inhaled bronchodilators act on the airways, including the trachea, the bronchi and bronchioles.

Gut bugs avert asthma

The lower gut is home to more than 30,000 bacterial strains.

Is asthma care the best it can be?

Steve Holmes and Jane Scullion invite you to reflect on the asthma care your practice offers 18 months after the National Review of Asthma Deaths

Guidance about MERS for pilgrims

Hajj will begin soon. Travellers are at risk of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, explains Margaret Umeed

Pollution: The lungs and beyond

Pollution is one of the most detrimental factors to public health, writes Mark Greener

Managing asthma in pregnancy

Helping with good control and advice on medicine safety are key, say Steve Holmes and Jane Scullion

Improving asthma management

A revised SIGN guideline has just been published. Steve Holmes and Jane Scullion outline the key changes

Personality and asthma

'Nurses should be aware of the high prevalence of type D personality and the effects on symptom control and quality of life in asthma patients,' a Korean paper has concluded.

Alleviating anxiety after a child's asthma diagnosis

Steve Holmes and Jane Scullion consider how best to address parental worries after their child is diagnosed with asthma.

Asthma, salt, Parkinson's

In-depth analysis of the latest research. Compiled by Mark Greener.

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