MCCQERespiratory
Asthma: Diagnosis and Control — MCCQE Notes
Diagnosis needs demonstrated variable airflow obstruction, and escalation decisions are driven by a short list of control questions.
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Diagnosis needs demonstrated variable airflow obstruction, and escalation decisions are driven by a short list of control questions.
Post-bronchodilator spirometry makes the diagnosis, and only three interventions change mortality.
Pretest probability comes first. Order a D-dimer without it and you have made the problem worse.