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
Achoo! The first time you ponder what’s really behind the common sneeze
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Achoo! The first time you ponder what’s really behind the common sneeze
Wednesday 1 July 2020, 01:15 AM

FIRST TIME
With the pandemic still raging overseas, sneezes are not going unnoticed. GP Jo Scott-Jones reviews the facts about sneezing, including how we sneeze and the
many things that might make us sneeze in the first place
Key points, Sneezing is a way of expelling irritants and potentially damaging particles from the airway.
A sneeze is triggered by stimulation of the trigeminal
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