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Managing allergic rhinitis
The symptoms of allergic rhinitis can be disruptive and distressing. This article outlines their causes and triggers, and the main treatment options.
Multidimensional leg ulcer assessment
Assessment of leg ulcers is complex and should include examination of the wound and consideration of underlying causes, comorbidities and their psychosocial impact.
How to interpret spirometry results
The second in a two-part series on spirometry looks at how to interpret the test results and highlights possible reasons for abnormal results
"I felt that my concerns were being pushed aside"
Jill McCormack’s son has asthma. Here she discusses her experiences of his care, contrasting community and hospital nursing
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Diagnosing and treating vocal cord dysfunction
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Understanding spirometry
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How to teach inhaler technique
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Should a nebuliser be used routinely to treat an asthma attack?
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Identifying people at risk of fuel poverty to prevent excess winter deaths
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Emergency oxygen delivery: patients with asthma and COPD
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Evidence-based practice in A&E asthma management
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New test for severe asthma in children
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Guidelines stress importance of accurate diagnosis of difficult-to-control asthma
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Development: The role of asthma link nurses for schools
News
Call for nurses to teach Buteyko asthma technique
Nurses should be encouraged to teach asthma sufferers the Buteyko breathing technique (BBT), according to a leading medical expert.
Asthma patients 'underestimate risk of attack'
Most people with asthma hugely underestimate the risk of suffering a serious asthma attack that could lead to a hospital admission, a new survey has shown.
Drug 'reduces asthma symptoms'
Half a million asthma sufferers in the UK could benefit from a “breakthrough” drug that reduces complications caused by the common cold, it was claimed today.
Higher asthma risk for babies born early
Babies born just a few weeks early have a higher risk of poor health, including asthma, than those born later, research suggests.
Group asthma consultations risk parent and child arguments
There is “potential for conflict as well as cooperation” during consultations with children and parents about asthma, according to a Manchester University study in the Journal of Clinical Nursing online.
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Drop in pregnant women having flu jab
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Soft drinks 'increase asthma risk'
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Online asthma test could help cut emergency admissions
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Psychiatric drugs 'effective' in treating physical illness
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NICE guidance advises caution on asthma heat treatment
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Prescription drug overdose 'increases physical injury risk for young'
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Multiple drug use linked to falls
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Sticking tightly to asthma regimen key to cutting severe attack risk
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Inquiry launched after significant rise in dementia diagnosis
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Asthma drug omalizumab cuts treatment needs
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'Hiving off important responsibilities devalues nurses' skills'
News that a West Midlands trust is to extend a scheme whereby unemployed people deliver patient care makes me deeply uncomfortable.
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The administration of medicines
The administration of a medicine is a common but important clinical procedure. It is the manner in which a medicine is administered that will determine to some extent whether or not the patient gains any clinical benefit, and whether they suffer any adverse effect from their medicines.
Behind the Headlines
Aspirin: cancer-fighting benefits uncertain
“Taking a low dose of aspirin every day can prevent and possibly even treat cancer,” BBC News reported.
