Asthma – Diagnosis

Overview

• Background
  • Including causes, prevalence and prognosis 
• Assessment
  • How to assess someone with possible asthma and differential diagnosis
• Management
  • How to manage asthma and options for referral
• Optional quiz to assess learning goals from the course
• Audit suggestions

Goals

• During this course you will learn:
  • About the risk factors for asthma.
  • About the complications of asthma. 
  • About the prognosis for people with asthma.
  • How to make an accurate diagnosis of asthma in adults.
  • How to make an accurate diagnosis of asthma in children.
  • When to suspect an alternative diagnosis.

Audit Suggestions

Topics covered