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Defining high probability when making a diagnosis of asthma in primary care: mixed-methods consensus workshop

Respiratory medicine – Original research BMJ Open 2020;10:e034559. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034559 Luke Daines, Steff Lewis, Antonius Schneider, Aziz Sheikh, Hilary Pinnock Abstract Objective Making the diagnosis of asthma is challenging. Guidelines recommend that clinicians identify a…

Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FENO) in the Management of Asthma: A Position Paper of the Italian Respiratory Society (SIP/IRS) and Italian Society of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology (SIAAIC)

Enrico Heffler, Giovanna Elisiana Carpagnano, Elisabetta Favero, Giuseppe Guida, Mauro Maniscalco, Andrea Motta, Giovanni Paoletti , Giovanni Rolla, Eugenio Baraldi, Vincenza Pezzella, Giorgio Piacentini, Stefano Nardini. Abstract Asthma prevalence in…

Validation of the portable Bluetooth® Air Next spirometer in patients with different respiratory diseases

Research – Open Access Konstantinos P. Exarchos, Athena Gogali, Agni Sioutkou, Christos Chronis, Sofia Peristeri & Konstantinos Kostikas  Respiratory Research volume 21, Article number: 79 (2020) Cite this article Abstract Background Chronic respiratory diseases constitute a considerable part in the practice of…

Risk of wheezing and asthma exacerbation in children treated with paracetamol versus ibuprofen: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Research article – Open Access Mohamed Sherbash, Luis Furuya-Kanamori, Joanne Daghfal Nader & Lukman Thalib  BMC Pulmonary Medicine volume 20, Article number: 72 (2020) Abstract Background Paracetamol and ibuprofen are the most commonly used medications for fever and pain…

Atopy Modifies the Association Between Inhaled Corticosteroid Use and Lung Function Decline in Patients with Asthma

Alessandro Marcon, PhDa,∗,Correspondence information about the author PhD Alessandro MarconEmail the author PhD Alessandro Marcon, Pierpaolo Marchetti, PhDa, Josep M. Antó, PhDb,c,d, Lucia Cazzoletti, MSca, Isa Cerveri, MDe, Angelo Corsico, MD, PhDe, Diogenes Seraphim Ferreira, MD,…