Asthma Case Studies (PDF Format)

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<strong>Case</strong> # 1 • 42 yo man with SOB and wheeze • 10 pack year smoking Works in quarry crushing rock and part time car repair. Mild eczema in childhood then first given MDI at age 17. Been on Becotide intermittently for 24 years. Never given Prednisone or hospitalized. Feels tight in the chest when mowing lawns, awoken with nocturnal cough 2-3 times a week. Uses Ventolin 5-6 x/week but varies • Occ allergic rhinitis but vasomotor component
What would you do now a) Add LABA- oral or inhaled b) Add leukotriene antagonist c) refer to specialist d) order CXR e) increase dose of ICS f) check inhaler technique and add spacer g) request PEFR diary 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% a b c d e f g h
Page 1 and 2: ASTHMA Dr Stephen Child Director of
Page 3 and 4: Case( cont ) • Feels tight in the
Page 5 and 6: Epidemiology / pathology Asthma com
Page 7 and 8: Confirm diagnosis Bronchiectasis, A
Page 10 and 11: PEF l l l l = Effort independent Sp
Page 14 and 15: Check compliance/technique • MDI
Page 16 and 17: What would you do now a) Add LABA b
Page 18 and 19: Evolving treatment options Combined
Page 20 and 21: 09/06/2009 Template copyright 2005
Page 22 and 23: AstraZeneca gets busy ! • O’Byr
Page 24 and 25: As-needed use of Symbicort SMART in
Page 26 and 27: A 12 year old girl presents with po
Page 28 and 29: Asthma and ASA/NSAID/ COX 2 • Ast
Page 30 and 31: 11 year old asthmatic using Salbuta
Page 32 and 33: Which of the following has been use

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