British Thoracic Society guidelines

British Thoracic Society. Guidelines for the Management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Thorax 1997 52 Suppl. 5 Sl-32. 

Peak expiratory flow (PEF) - to support spirometry in monitoring changes in airway flow as a result of infection/inflammation (however use for COPD not supported by British Thoracic Society guidelines). 

This is a patient who could be seen by any health care professional for different reasons. You are asked to discuss how you would answer general questions about the patient s condition and treatment. You may find the British Thoracic Society Guidelines (see web site) useful for this case smdy. 

A study in patients with moderately severe asthma found no adverse inter-aetions when salbutamol (albuterol) was given with montelukast 100 mg or 250 mg, with or without inhaled corticosteroids. The British Thoracic Society guidelines recommend that a leukotriene antagonist is used as an add-on therapy in patients using short-acting inhaled beta2 agonists. ... 

British Thoracic Society. Guidelines for the management of asthma in adults 1. Chronic persistent asthma. Br Med J 1990 301 651-653. 

Asthma is managed in a stepwise approach using the British Thoracic Society and Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (2008). Details are available in the British National Formulary (BNF). 

British Thoracic Society (2001) BTS Guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults. Thorax 56 (Suppl 4) IV1-IV64. Available at http // thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/56/suppL4/iv1 (Updated 2004) http //thorax. bmj.com/cgi/content/full/59/5/364 [Accessed 03 July 2008],... 

The British Thoracic Society (BTS) guidelines state that a diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia on the basis of history and clinical findings is inaccurate without a chest X-ray (British Thoracic Society, 2001). 

British Thoracic Society (BTS) and Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) (2003) British guidelines on the management of asthma. Thorax 58 (Suppl 1) i1-i94. BTS and SIGN (updated May 2008). Available at www.brit-thoracic.org.uk. 

British Thoracic Society 1997 guidelines on the management of asthma. Thorax 52 Supp. 2. Available online atwww.brit-thoracic.org.co.uk/guide/guidelines.html. 

The British Thoracic Society Nebulizer Project Group published a set of guidelines for nebulizer treatment. Their findings relating to ultrasonic devices are summarized as follows ... 

British Thoracic Society Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network. British guideline on the management of asthma. Thorax 2003 58(Suppl l) il—94. 

BRITISH THORACIC SOCIETY (1993) Guidelines on the management of asthma. Thorax, 48 (Suppl.), S1-S24. 

Often the same drugs are used to treat asthma and bronchitis, so they are considered here together. Guidelines on the management of chronic asthma and COPD are produced by the British Thoracic Society and published in the BNF and MIMS. 

British Thoracic Society. BTS Guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults. Thorax (2001) 56 (suppl IV) ivl-iv64. 

British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee BTS Guideline Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure. Thorax 2002 57(3) 192—211. 

Clinical guidelines for the treatment of SARS can be found on the British Thoracic Society and HPA websites. 

British Thoracic Society NAC, Royal College of Physicians of London. The British guidelines on asthma management 1995 review and position statement. Thorax 1997 53 63-72. 

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