Respiratory care
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Editorial Comment
Therapist-driven protocols: new incentives for change.
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Asthma continues to be recognized as a well-known respiratory disease requiring complex management. Asthma is assessed and treated by clinicians across the continuum. The interest in evidence-based recommendations for diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management is ongoing and essential for aligning clinical practice with its changes. The purpose of this review is to provide updates from recent literature on asthma for clinicians.
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Impaired spirometric parameters have been reported in patients with stage C heart failure and portend worse outcomes in these patients. The impact of spirometric parameters on outcomes in patients with stage D heart failure listed for heart transplantation is unknown. ⋯ In contrast to stage C subjects with heart failure, spirometric parameters were not associated with outcomes in this homogeneous stage D heart failure population.