All Respiratory articles
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Key learning pointsKey learning points: NICE community-acquired pneumonia
Dr Caroline Ward highlights four key learning points from the 2019 NICE guideline on antimicrobial prescribing in community-acquired pneumonia
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Implementing guidelines
What indicators can help to predict future risk of asthma attacks?
Dr Sinan Eccles discusses the new recommendations from the 2019 BTS/SIGN asthma guideline, including updated advice about monitoring asthma
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Key learning points
Key learning points: NICE chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Dr Karen Sennett highlights key learning points for primary care from the updated NICE guideline on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
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Top tips
Top tips: lung cancer
Dr Anthony Cunliffe and Dr Richard Simcock share 10 top tips for primary care on the diagnosis and management of patients with lung cancer
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Personal view
Personal view: is it time to change our UK prescribing strategy for asthma?
Dr Mark L Levy argues that current UK treatment regimens for asthma are not as safe or effective as the ones recommended in the updated GINA asthma strategy
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Formulary decision guide
Stalpex (salmeterol xinafoate/fluticasone propionate)
Information intended for healthcare professionals only. This formulary decision guide was developed from content provided by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd in a format developed by Guidelines in Practice . View prescribing information here Key points Stalpex is a branded generic inhaled ...
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Key learning points
Key learning points: uncontrolled and severe asthma
Dr Mark L Levy presents five key learning points to help GPs diagnose and manage patients with difficult-to-treat and severe asthma and identify those who need referral to specialist care
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Formulary decision guide
Soprobec (beclometasone dipropionate) pMDI
Information intended for healthcare professionals only. This formulary decision guide was developed from content provided by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd in a format developed by Guidelines in Practice . View prescribing information here Key points Soprobec is a generic CFC-free beclometasone ...
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On demand webinars
Introduction and implementation of the NICE asthma guidelines
This webinar has been commissioned by Teva UK Limited and organised in partnership with Guidelines in Practice . See bottom of page for full disclaimer. View prescribing information Video: Teva asthma webinar Chapter 1 (4m 4s): Dr ...
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Pharmacist focus
Asthma: the role of the practice pharmacist
Garry McDonald describes the key elements of an asthma annual review and explains how practice pharmacists can support asthma management in primary care
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Formulary decision guide
Symbicort® (budesonide/formoterol) for COPD
Information intended for healthcare professionals only. This formulary decision guide was commissioned by AstraZeneca UK Ltd, who had full editorial control, and was produced in a format developed by Guidelines in Practice . Indications Symbicort pMDI 200 μg/6 μg per actuation, pressurised inhalation suspension, Symbicort ...
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Implementing guidelines
GOLD 2019 report: a step towards personalised medicine
Professor David Halpin provides an overview of new recommendations in the latest revision to the GOLD COPD strategy
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News
2019 GOLD COPD strategy published
The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease has published the 2019 edition of the Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease .
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Top tips
Top tips: community-acquired pneumonia
Dr Sinan Eccles offers top tips for the assessment and management of adults with community-acquired pneumonia in primary care
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Test and reflect
NICE guideline on asthma
This CPD activity consists of 5 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) designed to test your knowledge on NICE guideline 80, Asthma: diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management .
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Implementing guidelines
Asthma: there is no single gold standard diagnostic test
Dr Kevin Gruffydd-Jones explains why NICE developed a guideline for chronic asthma and summarises recommendations about diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment
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Differential diagnoses
Chronic cough in adults: what’s the diagnosis?
Dr Jessica Garner considers some possible causes of chronic cough and describes the tests used to diagnose or eliminate a range of conditions
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Test and reflect
Best practice in chronic cough
This CPD activity consists of 5 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) designed to test your knowledge of handling cases of chronic cough in primary care—you will then be prompted to reflect on your learning.
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Personal view
A personal critique of the NICE guideline on asthma
Dr Mark L Levy gives his personal view of the differences between recommendations from NICE and those presented in previous guidelines from BTS/SIGN and GINA
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Test and reflect
Best practice in assessing asthma–COPD overlap syndrome
This CPD activity consists of 5 multiple-choice questions designed to test your knowledge on asthma–chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) overlap syndrome—you will then be prompted to reflect on your learning.
