Anti-inflammatory reliever therapy (AIR) for asthma.

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Understanding Dry Powder Inhalers: Key Technical and Patient Preference Attributes.

Inhalable medications for patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be confusing even for health care professionals because of the multitude of available devices each with different operating principles. Dry powder inhalers (DPI) are a valuable option for almost all of the patients with asthma or COPD. Based on recorded patient inspiratory profiles, the peak inspiratory flow requirement of 30 L min of high-resistance devices does not usually pose any practical limitations for the patients.

Routine Use of Budesonide/Formoterol Fixed Dose Combination in Elderly Asthmatic Patients: Practical Considerations.

Asthma has been demonstrated to be as common in the elderly as in younger age groups. Although no specific recommendations exist to manage the disease differently in older individuals, functional features and clinical presentations may be affected by age per se, and by age-related conditions, such as comorbidities and polypharmacy. In this review article, we aimed to explore the efficacy and safety in elderly asthmatic patients of one of the most currently used inhaled treatments for asthma, that is, the fixed-dose combination of budesonide/formoterol.

The GINA asthma strategy report: what's new for primary care?

The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) was established in 1993 by the World Health Organization and National Heart Lung and Blood Institute to develop a global strategy for managing and preventing asthma. GINA reports, now funded independently through the sale of GINA products, have provided the foundation for many national guidelines. They are prepared by international experts from primary, secondary and tertiary care, and are annually updated following a review of evidence.

Wheeze detection: recordings vs. assessment of physician and parent.

Background: Parental and professional agreement as to the presence of wheezing in infants and preschool children has been shown to be poor. Agreement on the absence or presence of physical signs on chest examination in these populations is far from perfect, even among experienced physicians.

Objectives: We sought to compare the assessment of a parent, nurse, and physician with the "gold standard" of acoustic analysis for the presence of wheezing in infants and preschool children attending a hospital clinic.

The management of newly identified asthma in primary care in England.

Aims: To establish by case note review how people with newly diagnosed asthma were treated in general practice.

Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional survey was carried out in twelve general practices from the MRC General Practice Research Framework. Children between their 3rd and 8th birthdays and adults 16 years and over were identified with newly diagnosed or treated asthma from computer records with further details obtained from a case record search.