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Asthma - clinical fact sheet and MCQ
Asthma is a long-term inflammatory condition of the airways, marked by episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing, with airflow restriction that varies over time. This FastTrack-CPD provides a clinical summary on the management of asthma with a quiz to apply your learning and receive CPD (RP and EA categories).
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James presents with acute shortness of breath and a wheeze during a summer soccer match - clinical opal
Susan Helmrich
James, a university student with a history of seasonal allergic rhinitis, presents with sudden respiratory distress following exposure to grass pollen during a soccer game shortly before a summer thunderstorm. Could this be thunderstorm asthma?