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Chapter 3 – Respiratory system

Related guidance:

Asthma: diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management (BTS, NICE, SIGN) NICE guideline (NG245 November 2024)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in over 16s: diagnosis and management NICE guideline (NG115 updated July 2019)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (acute exacerbation): antimicrobial prescribing NICE guideline (NG114 December 2018)

 

All Wales COPD Management and Prescribing Guideline (updated October 2023)

How to use your inhaler

  • Improve your inhaler technique in three minutes! Watch these short videos to learn how to use your inhaler properly and better manage your respiratory symptoms.

 

Asthma: treatment during pregnancy (SPS January 2022)

NHS Somerset inhaler visual guide VENN diagram

Inhaler top tips (NHS Grampian)

NHS Somerset respiratory 

Introduction
Allergic conditions
Bronchodilators
Inhaled corticosteroids and spacers
Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists
Conditions affecting sputum viscosity

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