The management of exacerbations of acute asthma in primary care.
There are more than five million people with asthma in the UK (National Asthma Campaign, 2001). Many patients, including those with mild asthma, will at some point experience a deterioration in their asthma control and the severity of this will vary.
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Edge Hill College, Respiratory Education and Training Centre, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare / Q000379:methods; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010343:Patient Admission; D010366:Peak Expiratory Flow Rate; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012008:Recurrence; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents