title: Managing asthma in the community: a guide for nursing staff.
abstract: Asthma is an inflammatory condition which affects all age groups and causes significant and unecessary morbidity and mortality. Appropriate management will depend on making the correct diagnosis and offering suitable medication through a device that the patient can use. Where indicated, self management through the use of asthma action plans should be encouraged.
authors: Sky Blue Medical Group, Coventry. b.bostock@educationforhealth.org
authors: Beverley
authors: B
authors: Bostock-Cox
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008875:Middle Aged; D009330:Nebulizers and Vaporizers; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents