Good Asthma Review

In this article first published in Primary Care Respiratory Update in 2016 as a poster for primary care and updated for asthma in November 2019 we discuss the building blocks of a good asthma review focusing on:-

• Assessing control to target care
• Reviewing diagnosis and management
  • Confirmation of  diagnosis
  • Previous medical history
  • Patient understanding
  • Checking inhaler technique
  • Discussing and reviewing adherence to therapy
  • Checking smoking status and offering appropriate smoking cessation advice where appropriate
  • Reviewing lifestyle and asthma triggers
  • Reviewing other conconitant conditions
  • Reviewing treatment in line with national guidance
  • Reviewing and discussing asthma action plan
  • Tailoring asthma action plan to meet patient's needs and setting agreed goals
  • Utilising Asthma Right Care tools to assess reliance on short-acting beta-2-agonsts