Good building blocks of an asthma review

This article has been created as a summary of a range of material from PCRS tools and encompasses the basics of a good respiratory review.

It is not a tick box template – all consultations with patients should be approached holistically and tailored specifically to the patient’s needs, requirements and other co-morbidities and situations.

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Clinical Area
Asthma
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Clinical resource or information PCRU
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Current
Author(s)
Katherine Hickman, General Practitioner, Leeds and PCRS Vice Chair
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