Asthma in adults

GPs have a pivotal role to play in the appropriate diagnosis and management of this chronic respiratory condition.
Dr Sarah Kentwell Dr Alistair Cook Professor Kwun Fong

Need to know:

Asthma is a common chronic respiratory condition that affects more than 250 million individuals worldwide.1 Despite significant advances in our understanding of this condition over the past 30 years, asthma-related morbidity is common, and preventable hospital admissions and deaths still occur.