المؤلفون: BOSTOCK-COX, BEVERLEY

المصدر: Practice Nurse. Jun/Jul2020, Vol. 50 Issue 6, p16-20. 5p. 1 Color Photograph.

مصطلحات موضوعية: *ASTHMA diagnosis, *OBSTRUCTIVE lung disease diagnosis, *RESPIRATORY disease prevention, *ADRENERGIC beta agonists, *BRONCHODILATOR agents, *HOLISTIC medicine, *LUNG diseases, *MEDICAL quality control, *MEDICAL consultation, *OXIMETRY, *PULMONARY function tests, *RESPIRATORY diseases, *SMOKING, *TELEMEDICINE, *PULSE oximeters, *MUSCARINIC antagonists, *STAY-at-home orders

مستخلص: In this article the author talks about how the COVID-19 pandemic has moved the Digital NHS agenda forward by a decade, with more and more care being managed remotely. Topics discussed Asthma is an inflammatory condition which presents with symptoms such as cough, wheeze, shortness of breath and tight chest; and the British Thoracic Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (BTS/SIGN) asthma guidelines state that an FEV1/FVC ratio less than the lower limit of normal.

المؤلفون: Bostock-Cox, Beverley¹

المصدر: Practice Nurse. 9/18/2015, Vol. 45 Issue 9, p19-24. 4p. 6 Charts.

مصطلحات موضوعية: *ADRENERGIC beta agonists, *OBSTRUCTIVE lung disease diagnosis, *BRONCHODILATOR agents, *CONTROLLED release drugs, *MUSCARINIC antagonists, *COMBINATION drug therapy, *OBSTRUCTIVE lung diseases, *MEDICAL quality control, *PRIMARY health care, *SMOKING cessation, *WORLD Wide Web, *INFORMATION resources, *ELECTRONIC cigarettes, *THERAPEUTICS, *SYMPTOMS

مصطلحات جغرافية: UNITED Kingdom

مستخلص: The article offers information on the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diagnosis and management guidelines published in 2010 by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Topics discussed include Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), quality assured diagnostic spirometry (QADS) and Association of Respiratory Technicians and Physiologists (ARTP). Ways to help people quit smoking are discussed.