Asthma
Clinical Presentation
History
Asthma history
Acute exacerbations
Severity
High risk patients
Symptoms precipitated by
Past history
Social history
Family history
Management
Understanding of the disease
Safety Net Questions
Clinical Examination
Inspection
- General inspection
- Hands
- Head
- Chest
Examination
- Palpation
- Percussion
- Auscultation
- Inhaler technique spirometry
- Findings that make you reconsider
Investigation
Peak flow meters
Clinical Cases
Differential Diagnosis
Causes of wheezing
Gastro-oesophageal reflux
Foreign body (lung)
Structural abnormalities
Vocal cord dysfunction