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Asthma - Coggle Diagram
Asthma
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Management: Holistic
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Advise on triggers (air pollution, smoke, beta-blockers, NSAIDs)
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Red Flags
Adults
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Persistent, non-variable breathlessness
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Unexpected clinical findings (crackles, finger clubbing, cyanosis, evidence of cardiac disease, monophonic wheeze or stridor)
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Prominent systemic features (myalgia, fever, weight loss)
Children
Unexplained clinical findings (focal signs, abnormal voice or cry, dysphagia, and/or inspiratory stridor)
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Definition: Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition associated with airway inflammation and hyper-responsiveness. It is characterised by symptoms of cough, wheeze, chest tightness, shortness of breath and variable expiratory airflow limitation.
Treat immediately if acutely unwell at presentation, perform objective tests for Asthma if equipment available and will not compromise treatment of acute episode,