Primary Care

Asthma

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When would you recommend prescribing an asthmatic patient budesonide/salbutamol rather than budesonide/formoterol?

Do you feel high dose Symbicort or Dulera is appropriate to use for SMART despite these doses not being studied in clinical trials?

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What factors do you consider prior to offering a trial of ICS/LABA therapy versus a methacholine challenge test in patients with suspected asthma but normal pulmonary function testing?

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Should in-office oscillometry for lung function measurements be utilized in pediatric patients who are unable to reliably perform spirometry?

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What is your approach to de-escalation of asthma inhaler therapy in the setting of negative bronchoprovocation testing when patients are averse to deprescribing?

At times due to limited testing resources, inhaler therapy is started based on clinical suspicion of asthma and bronchoprovocation testing is done lat...

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Which patient characteristics or scenarios drive you to choose tezepelumab over dupilumab for asthma?

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Are there any contraindications to starting a patient on Dupixent for prurigo nodularis if the patient is already on Xolair for asthma?

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Is there a role for biologics to improve lung function in patients who have severe asthma with daily symptoms and reduced lung function but do not experience frequent exacerbations?

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What is your approach to inhaler therapy in a patient with asthma who cannot be on an inhaled corticosteroid due to ocular disease?

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What is your threshold to start triple therapy in mild to moderate asthma/COPD overlap with minimal functional limitation?

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Papers discussed in this category

Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, 2024 Sep 14

Airway oscillometry in asthma - present and future perspectives.

Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, 2024 Nov 26

Oscillometry in the diagnosis, assessment, and monitoring of asthma in children and adults.

Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, 2024 Nov 15

Oscillometry-defined small airways dysfunction as a treatable trait in asthma.

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