Respiratory & chest medicine

Selecting and using antihistamines during breastfeeding

13 May 2022

Dr Anish Kotecha shares recent advice on the prescribing of antihistamines to breastfeeding mothers

Pre-school wheeze

27 October 2021

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Dr Kevin Fernando discusses the classification and management of upper respiratory tract infection in pre-school children. Which children are most likely to develop asthma or other atopic conditions? What role for prednisolone?

Vitamin D supplementation and COVID-19: NICE guideline NG187

17 May 2021

Dr Anish Kotecha summarises the recent guidance on vitamin D supplementation and COVID-19.

Primary care management of post-acute COVID-19 (“long COVID”)

4 February 2021

Dr Anish Kotecha discusses the advice published in a BMJ article on the management of patients with post-acute COVID-19 in primary care.

Recognising the signs and symptoms of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (Promotional content from Boehringer Ingelheim)

8 October 2020

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Safety and immunogenicity of a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2

20 August 2020

Dr Julie Oliver summarises a recent Lancet paper reporting results of the first clinical study of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, a vaccine against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

E-cigarette use or vaping: MHRA update regarding suspected adverse reactions

5 June 2020

Dr David Millar-Jones discusses e-cigarette or vaping associated lung injury (EVALI), case definitions and the reporting of suspected side effects or safety concerns.

Remote assessment of breathlessness during the COVID-19 pandemic

13 May 2020

Dr Kevin Fernando considers the practicalities of assessing breathlessness remotely, based on recent COVID-19 publications from NICE, the University of Oxford's Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine and the BMJ.

COVID-19 in people with asthma or COPD

9 April 2020

Dr David Millar-Jones summarises pragmatic guidance from the Primary Care Respiratory Society on routine and crisis management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease during the COVID-19 outbreak.

COVID-19 in patients with endocrine disorders

1 April 2020

David Millar-Jones summarises guidance on the management of adrenal insufficiency and diabetes in patients who contract COVID-19.

Respiratory & chest medicine videos

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