Breathing Easy: Understanding and Managing Asthma in Adults
Offered By: Stanford University via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore the causes, triggers, and management strategies for allergic and nonallergic asthma in this one-hour lecture by Dr. Lauren Eggert, a board-certified pulmonologist from Stanford University. Gain insights into asthmatic airways, various asthma phenotypes, symptoms, and evaluation techniques. Learn about effective management approaches, including dust mite avoidance, pet considerations, and air pollution precautions. Discover the importance of asthma action plans, vaccines for lung health, and get answers to common questions about this chronic lung condition affecting millions worldwide.
Syllabus
Intro
Asthmatic Airways-Visual Overview
Asthma phenotypes
Asthma symptoms
Evaluating the asthma phenotype
Basics of asthma management
Dust mite avoidance
Pets and asthma
Air pollution and wildfire smoke
The asthma action plan
Vaccines and lung health
Questions?
Taught by
Stanford Health Care
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