Primary Care Management of Asthma Exacerbations or Attacks: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a renewed focus on appropriate management of chronic respiratory conditions with a heightened awareness of respiratory symptoms and the requirement for differential diagnosis between an asthma attack and COVID-19 infection. Despite early concerns in the pandemic, most studies suggest that well-managed asthma is not a risk factor for more severe COVID-related outcomes, and that asthma may even have a protective effect. Advice on the treatment of asthma and asthma attacks has remained unchanged. This article describes some challenges faced in primary care asthma management in adults and in teenagers, particularly their relevance during a pandemic, and provides practical advice on asthma attack recognition, classification, treatment and continuity of care. Ac

SUBMITTER: Fletcher M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8853035 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature