It ain't easy being wheezy.
This is the total number of patients that presented to QCH in 12 months with asthma or wheeze.
What is 3976 (I will also accept 4000).
These receptors are downregulated with salbutamol overuse, and can result in a worsening of asthma symptoms.
What are beta 2 receptors.
One of the brand names for preventer medication.
What is Flixotide?
The month of 2025 that the National Asthma Council released its new update.
What is September.
MDI
What are Metered Dose Inhalers.
The proportion of patients that represented to QCH in 12 months more than one time.
What is 39%
The greenhouse warming propellant that is currently used in asthma puffers.
What are hydroflurocarbons?
Two indications for starting a patient on a preventer.
Any of:
History of atopy including eczema and allergy.
Strong family history of asthma.
Recurrent episodes.
Interval symptoms eg. nocturnal cough, exercise induced wheeze.
The name of the Australia wide agency that can assist patients with advice about smoking cessation.
What is Quitline?
ICS
What is Inhaled CorticoSteroid?
The most amount of presentations for one patient to QCH ED in 12 months with wheeze or asthma.
What is 11?
The contribution of asthma puffers to QCH total carbon emissions in 2023.
What is 5%?
What is 3 months.
You should nose this disease that is commonly associated with asthma.
What is allergic rhinitis?
AIR
What is an Anti Inflammatory Reliever?
Three diagnostic terms for wheezing children aged 1-5yo.
What are (any of):
- reactive airways disease
- viral induced wheeze
- preschool wheeze
- preschool asthma
This is the way to recycle an asthma puffer.
Remove the cannister from the actuator. Plastic goes in comingled recycling. Cannister goes in pharmaceutical waste (work) or in the rubbish (home).
500 milligrams.
The biggest risk factor for mortality from asthma.
What is recurrent moderate episodes of asthma.
DPI
What is Dry Powder Inhaler?
This is the shortcut in iEMR that you can use to inventory a patient's asthma presentations.
What is `wheeze
This is the way you can reusing Atrovent inhalers as approved by the Medications Advisory Committee.
What is dismantle the inhaler, clean it inside and out with a blue isopropyl alcohol wipe and always use a spacer.
This is the one stop dosing for Flixotide from QCH ED.
What is Flixotide 125mcg 1 puff BD.
This is the mechanism for putting a wheeze action plan into iEMR.
What is an iEMR insert?
And for bonus money, show us how to do it.
MAR
What is Maintenance And Reliever (Therapy)?