PPT-What’s New (and What Isn’t) in Asthma Management

San Francisco Asthma Network Forum 2016 Andi Marmor MD MSEd Professor of Pediatrics UCSF Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Sept 21 2016 Questions for this talk How should asthma be classified at acute and preventive visits. Quality asthma care involves not only initial diagnosis and treatment to achieve asthma control but also longterm regular followup care to maintain control Asthma control focuses on two domains 1 reducing impairment the frequency and intensity of sy During an asthma attack airways become inamed making it hard to breathe Asthma attacks can be mild moderate or serious and even life threatening Symptoms of an asthma attack include Coughing Shortness of breath or trouble breathing Wheezing Tightne D. Heirtzler et al, UNH/SSC IBEX SWTM August 2015. 1. D. Heirtzler. , A. Galli, K. Fairchild, H. Kucharek, T. Leonard, . E. Möbius, M.Quinn, N. Schwadron. 2015 IBEX-Lo Overview. By Laura Parker. Learning Objectives. To be able to define Asthma and COPD. To have an understanding of the pathogenesis of each disease and the common causes / risk factors associated. To be able to recognise the presentation of patient with Asthma or COPD. Alison . Portes. FY1. Objectives. Main features of asthma and COPD. Focus on clinicals – history, examination, investigations, management. 10 minutes on each . Quiz and summary of key points. A few added extras…. It is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways in which many cells and cellular elements play a role, in particular, mast cells,eosinophils,T lymphocytes, macrophages, neutrophils and epithelial cells.. Dr Rickbir Singh Randhawa. FY1. Definition:. Asthma. Chronic inflammatory airway disease characterised by . reversible airway obstruction. , airway hyper-responsiveness and bronchial inflammation. . Three factors contribute to reversible airway narrowing:. National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement: Management of Asthma in Athletes. Asthma. A chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways characterized by variable airway obstruction.. Can lead to recurrent episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing; particularly at night or early morning.. The airway (bronchial tubes) can become swollen and the muscle around the airway tightens. . The result is a narrowed airway. Symptoms. Wheezing. Coughing. Shortness of breath. Chest tightness. Increased rate of breathing. Students name:. Institution affiliation:. Date:. Asthma. Asthma is a disease that affects the respiratory system. It causes Bronchial mucosa inflammation resulting to airflow obstruction, airway constriction and bronchial hyperresponsiveness.. the lung airways. . Symptoms . are:. . cough. , . wheeze. , . chest tightness . and . shortness of breath. , . often. worse . at night. . The most frequent form has its onset in childhood . Taken From:. National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement: Management of Asthma in Athletes. Asthma. A chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways characterized by variable airway obstruction. Dr Victor Duong. Senior Medical Registrar. Northern Health. Asthma. Overview. Initial assessment and management in the ED. Inpatient management. Preparing for discharge. What is not covered. Diagnostic aspects. Download PDF Asthma Free Forever™ eBook by Jerry Ericson - A Program That Help People with Asthma to Reduce Their Symptoms Quickly and Get Rid of This Disease.