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Asthma (i) - Coggle Diagram
Asthma (i)
Clinical features
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on exam...
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if longstanding may see chest hyperinflation, generalised polyphonic expiratory wheeze, prolonged expiratory phase, Harrison sulci (depressions @ base of thorax)
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Management
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Pharm
SABAs (relievers, e.g. salbutamol, terbutaline)
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ICS (preventers)
budesonide, beclometasone, fluticasone, mometasone
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high doses can produce systemic SEs (impaired growth, adrenal suppression, altered bone metabolism)
LABAs (e.g. salmeterol, formoterol)
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anti-IgE injections (omalizumab, monoclonal ab)
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patient education
regular vs PRN meds, preventers vs relievers
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Intro
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important cause of absence from school, restricted activity + anxiety
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Pathophysiology
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bronchial inflamm
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infiltration with eosinophils, mast cells, neutrophils, lymphocytes
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Types of inhalers
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in acute asthma, where O2 needed in addition to inhaled drugs