This content is machine translated Difficult to treat asthma in adolescents Adherence and self-management insufficient About 10% of adolescent asthmatics have difficult-to-treat asthma. Poor adherence is a key problem in this age group and is largely responsible for poor symptom control. Early multidisciplinary management and...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Asthma and psyche When fear makes you lose your breath Looking at the anatomy of the airways, it is obvious that psychological triggers play a role in the development of asthma. Based on the pathomechanisms of bronchial asthma, a psychosomatic...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated OA and atopic diseases Asthma + AD = Osteoarthritis The possible link between osteoarthritis (OA) and an atopic disease such as atopic dermatitis (AD) or bronchial asthma was investigated by US scientists. Their finding: patients with asthma or AD...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Specialist guideline asthma New recommendations for the everyday life of specialists The national S3 care guideline on bronchial asthma in Germany was updated in 2020. This guideline also has acceptance in Switzerland and has a very high level of evidence, but...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Severe asthma No musclemen in the waiting room Many asthmatics, especially those with severe disease, report mobility problems and limitations in daily activities that severely affect their quality of life. Among the contributing factors, low muscle mass and...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Chronic cough Asthma, COPD, or postinfectious? Anyone who struggles with a respiratory tract infection during the cold season almost always suffers from an unpleasant cough associated with it. This can be quite persistent, but usually disappears...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Early onset asthma Protect young children from risk factors About 14% of adolescents worldwide suffer from asthma symptoms. The disease thus represents a significant health burden for children. Exposure to adverse early risk factors may not only influence the...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Upper respiratory tract comorbidities When asthma and rhinosinusitis go hand in hand Almost half (45%) of all patients with – mainly severe – asthma are also affected by chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). As many as 60% have allergic rhinitis as a...…
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Asthma therapy The mild bronchial asthma Bronchial asthma is a heterogeneous, multifactorial disease characterized by chronic airway inflammation and bronchial hyperresponsiveness. Not only the symptomatology, but also the airway obstruction is variable in time course and...… CME-Test
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated GINA Report 2021 Paradigm shift completed The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) has taken a clear position in its 2021 update [1]: Cases of mild bronchial asthma should also receive an initial inhaled steroid in the...…