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Apr 2024
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#149 Asthma Management and the MANDALA T...

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Should your patients be reaching for albuterol when their asthma flares up? Some of us may have been treating asthma exacerbations incorrectly for many years… What is the right approach? Tune in to the fifth episode of Beyond Journal Club, a new series brought to you by Core IM in collaboration with NEJM Group, to learn about the latest asthma management trials and guidelines, and how to translate them into better patient care.

Show Notes & Transcript

Timestamps:

(01:47) | Evolving story of asthma management

(03:26) | Pathophysiology of asthma management

(06:01) | Key players & terms

(08:56) | Story of asthma through the decades

(17:55) | MANDALA Trial

Tags: IMCore, CoreIM, primary care, pulmonary, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, physician assistant, inhalers



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