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My name is Fernando Florido and I am a GP in the United Kingdom. With today’s episode I continue with the series on asthma, focusing on the NICE guidelines on the diagnosis and management asthma. Firstly, I am going to go through the diagnosis flow charts and I am going to do them over 3 different episodes. In today's episode, the third one, I consider the diagnostic tests for adults. In the first one I go through the initial clinical assessment for all patients and in the second one I go through the objective tests for children and young people. There will be other videos on the pharmacological treatment of asthma so make sure you subscribe and stay tuned.

There is YouTube version of the podcast and other guidance that you can access here: 

·      https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClrwFDI15W5uH3uRGuzoovw

The full NICE guideline on asthma can be found here:

·      Website:

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng80

·      Or download here:

https://1drv.ms/b/s!AiVFJ_Uoigq0lgCTpT8m-jvCCavu?e=z1Vs5z

The diagnostic flow chart “initial assessment” (Episode 1) can be

·      Viewed on website: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng80/resources/algorithm-a-initial-clinical-assessment-for-adults-young-people-and-children-with-suspected-asthma-pdf-4656176749

·      Or, if outside the UK, downloaded here:

o  Image: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AiVFJ_Uoigq0lXZgO7_Zad1zMIfX?e=cmzv91

o  PDF: https://1drv.ms/b/s!AiVFJ_Uoigq0lXWWt7TqIN0Cye1M?e=kL0i0p

The diagnostic flow chart “children and young people” (Episode 2) can be

·      Viewed on website: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng80/resources/algorithm-b-objective-tests-for-asthma-in-children-and-young-people-aged-5-to-16-pdf-4656176750

·      Or, if outside the UK, downloaded here:

o  Image: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AiVFJ_Uoigq0lXTL5o5XU2aOfChx?e=6qJk1M

o  PDF: 

https://1drv.ms/b/s!AiVFJ_Uoigq0lXlBBD1Wq7lak-mg?e=iLpgAX

The diagnostic flow chart “adults” (Episode 3) can be

·      Viewed on website: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng80/resources/algorithm-c-objective-tests-for-asthma-in-adults-aged-17-and-over-pdf-4656176751

·      Or, if outside the UK, downloaded here:

o  Image: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AiVFJ_Uoigq0lXgUR4QxwwxNNynL?e=OrBRwi

o  PDF: 

https://1drv.ms/b/s!AiVFJ_Uoigq0lXcaf4BUKI2k3TsR?e=tCn86P

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