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Clear, evidence-based information written by our consultants and referenced to NICE, BTS, ERS and NHS guidance.
Breathlessness
Including when earlier tests were “normal”.
Read the guide →Persistent cough
Lasting more than three weeks, or keeps returning.
Read the guide →Non-cardiac chest pain
Chest pain after heart causes have been excluded.
Read the guide →Asthma
Diagnosis with objective tests, treatment and severe asthma assessment.
Read the guide →Biologics in asthma
Targeted treatments for severe asthma, and the trial evidence.
Read the guide →COPD
Diagnosis, inhalers, rehabilitation and managing flare-ups.
Read the guide →Biologics in COPD
Who may benefit, what the evidence shows and how treatment is arranged.
Read the guide →Recurrent chest infections
Bronchiectasis, ABPA, Pseudomonas and other causes of repeated infections.
Read the guide →Interstitial lung disease (ILD)
High-resolution CT, full lung function and multidisciplinary review.
Read the guide →Pleural disease: effusions and pneumothorax
Fluid or air around the lung, thoracic ultrasound and pleural procedures.
Read the guide →Sleep apnoea
Home sleep studies and support for onward NHS CPAP care.
Read the guide →Lung nodules and lung cancer
From an abnormal scan to diagnosis, staging and a treatment plan.
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