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
Guidelines for all - except the outliers
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Guidelines for all - except the outliers
Wednesday 22 July 2020, 12:08 PM
New asthma guidelines don’t fit all patients
New guidelines on asthma should not be treated as the standard of care, writes newly retired GP Jim Vause
“It does highlight how we have lost track of the fact that guidelines are guidelines and they are not protocols, and that guideline development should
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References
1 https://bpac.org.nz/2020/asthma.aspx