Asthma management pocket reference 2008

Asthma is one of the most common chronic airways diseases worldwide, and its prevalence is increasing. Family doctors (sometimes called 'primary care physicians' or 'general practitioners') are frequently an asthma patient's first point of contact with healthcare systems. Di...

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Vydáno v:Allergy (Copenhagen) Ročník 63; číslo 8; s. 997 - 1004
Hlavní autoři: van Weel, C, Bateman, E.D, Bousquet, J, Reid, J, Grouse, L, Schermer, T, Valovirta, E, Zhong, N
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Oxford, UK Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2008
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Témata:
administrative management
Adult
Asthma
Asthma - complications
Asthma - diagnosis
Asthma - therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Child
complications
Dermatology
diagnosis
Evidence-Based Medicine
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Fundamental immunology
GINA
Guidelines
Humans
management
Medical diagnosis
Medical History Taking
Medical sciences
Medical treatment
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Primary care
Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal
Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal - complications
Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis
Severity of Illness Index
Surveys and Questionnaires
therapy
Lung disease
Allergy
Immunopathology
Respiratory disease
Dermatology
Primary health care
Asthma
Clinical management
Immunology
GINA
management
Bronchus disease
primary care
Obstructive pulmonary disease
ISSN:0105-4538, 1398-9995, 1398-9995
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Shrnutí:Asthma is one of the most common chronic airways diseases worldwide, and its prevalence is increasing. Family doctors (sometimes called 'primary care physicians' or 'general practitioners') are frequently an asthma patient's first point of contact with healthcare systems. Disease management that follows evidence-based practice guidelines yields better patient results, but such guidelines are often complicated and may recommend the use of resources not available in the family practice setting. A joint expert panel of the World Organization of Family Doctors (Wonca), International Primary Care Airways Group (IPAG) and the International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG) offers support to family doctors worldwide by distilling the globally accepted, evidence-based recommendations from the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) into this brief reference guide. This guide provides tools intended to supplement a thorough history taking and the clinician's professional judgment in order to provide the best possible care for patients with asthma. Diagnostic Questionnaires developed for children and adults specifically focus the physician's attention on key symptoms and markers of asthma. When questionnaire responses suggest a diagnosis of asthma, Diagnosis Guides then lead the clinician through a series of investigations commonly available in primary care to support the diagnosis. In patients >40 years who smoke, COPD is an important alternative diagnosis, and some key aspects of differential diagnosis are illuminated. According to GINA, the goal of asthma treatment is to achieve and maintain control of the disease symptoms long-term. The physician must first assess the patient's current level of asthma control, then treat asthma in a stepwise manner to achieve and maintain symptom control. Both of these aspects are summarized in figures included in this guide. Finally, the guide also presents a flow chart summarizing management of asthma exacerbations in the acute care setting, and a glossary of asthma medications to assist the clinician in making medication choices for each individual patient. Finally, many patients with asthma also have concomitant allergic rhinitis, and this must be checked. The World Organization of Family Doctors has been delegated by WHO as the group that will be taking primary responsibility for education about chronic respiratory diseases among primary care physicians globally. This document will be a major resource in this educational program.
Bibliografie:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1398-9995.2008.01643.x
LEN is supported by EU framework programme for research, contract number FOOD‐CT‐2004‐506378.
Global Primary Care education World Organization of Family Doctors (Wonca) International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG)
European Federation of Allergy and Airway Diseases Patients Association (EFA)
Based on the 2007 GINA report update and the IPAG handbook
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In different healthcare systems, the terms ‘primary care physicians’ or ‘general practitioners’ may be used.
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ISSN:0105-4538
1398-9995
1398-9995
DOI:10.1111/j.1398-9995.2008.01643.x