Asthma and COVID-19

Asthma and COVID-19

Abrams focuses on the five things to know about asthma and Covid-19. These include viruses commonly trigger asthma exacerbations, asthma exacerbation and COVID-19 are difficult to differentiate clinically, good asthma control can help prevent asthma exacerbations during the COVID-19 pandemic, nebuli...

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Veröffentlicht in:Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) 2020-05, Vol.192 (20), p.E551-E551
Hauptverfasser: Abrams, Elissa M, 't Jong, Geert W, Yang, Connie L
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Asthma
Asthma - complications
Coronavirus Infections - complications
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease Progression
Disease transmission
Health aspects
Humans
Inhalers
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - complications
Practice
Respiratory therapy
Risk factors
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
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Zusammenfassung:Abrams focuses on the five things to know about asthma and Covid-19. These include viruses commonly trigger asthma exacerbations, asthma exacerbation and COVID-19 are difficult to differentiate clinically, good asthma control can help prevent asthma exacerbations during the COVID-19 pandemic, nebulization should be avoided if possible, and oral steroids should still be used to treat asthma exacerbations.
ISSN:0820-3946
1488-2329
DOI:10.1503/cmaj.200617