Respiratory physician Lutz Beckert considers chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management, including the prevention of COPD, the importance of smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation, and the lifesaving potential of addressing treatable traits. He also discusses the logic of inhaler therapy, moving from single therapy to dual and triple therapy when indicated, as well as other aspects of management
Best management comes from good clinical assessment and judgement
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Best management comes from good clinical assessment and judgement
Wednesday 25 May 2022, 12:45 AM

Your patient has been experiencing shortness of breath while working on his dairy farm
Consultant cardiologist Chris Ellis gets to the bottom of a patient’s tiredness, shortness of breath and ankle swelling, via consideration of his cardiovascular risk, lung disease, medications and electrocardiogram
Key points, A right bundle branch block pattern on an electrocardiogram has many potential causes, but can also be an innocent finding.
An RBBB pattern can occu, Pract Green w Pale Yellow
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