How to treat an asthma attack?




In this post I will outline the principles for treating an asthma attack. Please also check with your doctor/nurse to make sure that you have a plan in place for what do to. This article will likely not cover all…
Dr. Stefan Cristian Stanel
In this post I will outline the principles for treating an asthma attack. Please also check with your doctor/nurse to make sure that you have a plan in place for what do to. This article will likely not cover all…
What can be done if despite a theoretically correct asthma treatment there are still many symptoms? This is common, as asthma inhalers are usually given based on international guidelines (such as GINA Asthma). Therefore, even non-specialist doctors are usually able…
In episode 9 of the podcast I discuss about using corticosteroids (such as prednisone / prednisolone etc.) for asthma exacerbations (flare-ups). Based on a question I received on the YouTube channel I talk about reasons for using steroids and if…
Episode No. 3 of the podcast. Today I am answering a question received on my YouTube channel about whether someone could have a mild form of asthma without knowing it or having a formal diagnosis. This is actually a common…
Asthma and COPD can sometimes behave as very similar respiratory conditions. They both affect the small airways of the lungs (bronchioles) and therefore the symptoms can be the same: cough, wheeze, chest tightness, breathlessness etc. Asthma is an inflammatory condition…
Antibiotics (like azithromycin) can sometimes be prescribed long-term to patients with chronic respiratory diseases. This is to try to reduce the number of flare-ups of conditions such as asthma or bronchiectasis. In this case the antibiotic is not used to…
In the video below, I provide a comment and simple explanation why smoking is one of the main causes of poor asthma control. If you have asthma and continue to smoke it is likely that your medication will be less…
In the video below I explain that asthma is a chronic condition, that may not go away. However, it can be managed very effectively and most patients have a normal life. Controlling asthma well may require different levels of treatment…