CH-A Asthma option
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- A1 Basic respiratory observations in asthma
- A2 Chest auscultation: wheeze and silent chest
- A3 Using a spacer
- A4 Giving nebulisers
- A5 Grading asthma attack severity
- A6 Drugs for acute severe asthma
- A7 Side effects of asthma drugs
- A8 Monitoring treatment response
- A9 Finding national and local asthma guidance
- A9b Recognising and communicating change in asthma
- A-12 Promoting lifestyle changes for asthma control
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Videos
Guidelines and evidence
- Combination of ipratropium bromide and salbutamol in children and adolescents with asthma: A meta-analysis.PLoS One, 2021Guideline or evidence
- Management of severe asthma exacerbation: guidelines from the Société Française de Médecine d'Urgence, the Société de Réanimation de Langue Française and the French Group for Pediatric Intensive Care and Emergencies.SFMU/SRLF/GFRUP (French societies), 2019Guideline or evidence
- Clinical guidelines on pediatric asthma exacerbation in emergency department, a narrative review.European Journal of Translational Myology, 2020Guideline or evidence
- Management of asthma exacerbations in the paediatric population: a systematic review.European Respiratory Review (European Respiratory Society), 2021Guideline or evidence
- Continuous Magnesium Sulfate Infusions for Status Asthmaticus in Children: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022Guideline or evidence