HEART FAILURE AND ASTHMA
The breathless patient - how to assess dyspnoea in a patient with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and respiratory considerations - is it the heart or the lungs?
IN THIS MEETING, WE WILL:
• Discuss the role of the GP in identifying symptomatic heart failure
• Explore how to identify the cause of dyspnoea in a patient with HF-rEF and COPD through a patient case study
• Understand the importance of GP follow up and review of patients with HF-rEF
• Discuss how to identify and manage patients with suboptimal asthma control
• Understand treatment options for patients with asthma who are not adequately controlled on ICS-LABA