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
Flummoxed by the masquerade: An unusual cause of flu-like symptoms after exercise
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Flummoxed by the masquerade: An unusual cause of flu-like symptoms after exercise
Wednesday 12 August 2020, 12:55 AM

Jasmina’s weights programme caused a dramatic rise in creatine kinase
GP Jonathan Bentley has a week to figure out what’s going on with a normally healthy patient who presents with viral symptoms after increasing the intensity of her exercise programme
Key points, Jasmina’s connective tissue disease predisposed her to muscle inflammation, which flared up out of proportion to the activity she had done – an unusua, Pract Green w Pale Yellow
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