Hot Topic! Asthma

The BBC recently reported on the news that advice for inhaler use has changed for people with asthma. This follows the release of this news item “'I no longer feel asthmatic': more than a million people now using new style inhalers” by NICE. What do you know about this debilitating condition?

Check these resources for an overview, key points, diagnosis, treatment options, follow-up and more.

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BMJ Best Practice – Acute asthma exacerbation in children, Acute asthma exacerbation in adults

Clinical Key (available to UHNM only) – Asthma in Pregnancy: Management, Asthma-COPD Overlap

Clinical Knowledge Summaries – Asthma

Oxford Medicine Online – Chapter Respiratory Emergencies in Oxford Handbook of Emergency Nursing, Chapter Therapy-related issues: respiratory system in Oxford Handbook of Clinical Pharmacy

Patient Information

How can I tell when my child's asthma is getting out of control? [BMJ Best Practice]
Asthma in adults: what are the treatment options? [BMJ Best Practice]
Asthma in Children and Attending School: What to Know [Clinical Key]
Asthma in Teens: How to Manage [Clinical Key]

Selected articles from our journal collection

Asthma Management in the Older Adult, Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, Tan, Laren D.; Bakhsh, Khazenay; Chandak, Twinkle R., Vol. 41 Issue 4, pp. 511–524, 2025.
Asthma: epidemiology, risk factors, and opportunities for prevention and treatment, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, Jayasooriya, Shamanthi M; Devereux, Graham; Soriano, Joan B; Singh, Nishtha; Masekela, Refiloe; Mortimer, Kevin; Burney, Peter, Vol. 13 Issue 8, pp. 725–738, 2025.
Long-term health conditions: asthma, British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, Barber, Chris, Vol. 19 Issue 2, pp. 035–037, 2025.
Efficacy of video-based resources for educating young people with chronic long-term conditions: a literature review, Nursing Children and Young People, Gibbons, Moira; Elphick, Heather
Recognising and managing acute asthma attacks in adults in the emergency department, Emergency Nurse, Colton, Scott

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