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In this e-newsletter series, learn more about health issues that present to health care providers in the hospital or primary care setting, including nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs).

Our newest topic discusses the diagnosis and treatment options for acute coronary syndromes (ACS). NPs and PAs will learn more about ACS and the most recent treatment options for their ACS patients.

As always, we continue to offer our chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma e-newsletter series, which provides NPs and PAs information on diagnosis and management of patients with asthma and COPD. Each e-newsletter reviews a current topic in the management of these coronary and respiratory diseases. Case studies illustrate common issues related to diagnosis and treatment, while key points emphasize educational imperatives. Practice tools and links to additional information also are featured.

Cardiology E-Newsletter Series for NPs and PAs:

Author:

Tania Gesheff, RN, MSN

Peer-Reviewed E-Newsletter, Issue 1 :
Review of Ticagrelor, a new antiplatelet option for treating acute coronary syndromes.
Original Publish Date = December 17, 2012

COPD and Asthma E-Newsletter Series for NPs:

Authors:

Rosemary Young, APRN

Kevin Murphy, MD

Jennifer Banfield, APRN, FNP

Peer-Reviewed E-Newsletter for NPs, Issue 1 :
Review of the 2009 Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) Guidelines for the Pharmacological Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Original Publish Date = 6/29/2010

Peer-Reviewed E-Newsletter for NPs, Issue 2 :
Reversibility of Airflow Obstruction in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Original Publish Date = 2/11/2011

Peer-Reviewed E-Newsletter for NPs, Issue 3 :
Devices for Aerosol Delivery in the Treatment of Adults With Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in the United States
Original Publish Date = 7/22/2011

Peer-Reviewed E-Newsletter for NPs, Issue 4 :
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Older Children and Adults With Asthma
Original Publish Date = 12/29/2011

Peer-Reviewed E-Newsletter for NPs, Issue 5 :
Do Your Patients With Asthma Exercise?
Original Publish Date = 8/2012

Peer-Reviewed E-Newsletter for NPs, Issue 6 :
COPD Management and the 2011 GOLD Guidelines
Original Publish Date = 3/19/2013

COPD and Asthma E-Newsletter Series for PAs

Author:

Gabriel Ortiz, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA

Peer-Reviewed E-Newsletter, Issue 1 :
Summary Information for Inhaled Corticosteroid and Long-Acting β2-Adrenergic Agonist Combination Product Use in Patients in the United States Who Have Asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Original Publish Date = 8/26/2010

Peer-Reviewed E-Newsletter, Issue 2 :
Applying the 2009 Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) Guidelines for the Pharmacological Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Clinical Practice Original Publish Date = 12/9/2010

Peer-Reviewed E-Newsletter, Issue 3 :
The Importance of Accurate Obstructive Respiratory Disease Diagnoses: A Comparison of Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Original
Original Publish Date = 5/15/2011

Peer-Reviewed E-Newsletter, Issue 4 :
Tools for Diagnosis and Assessment of Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Clinical Practice
Original Publish Date = 10/31/2011

Peer-Reviewed E-Newsletter, Issue 5 :
A Practical Guide to Interpreting Bronchodilator Reversibility in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Original Publish Date = 8/10/2012

Peer-Reviewed E-Newsletter, Issue 6 :
A Practical Guide to the GOLD 2011 Guidelines
Original Publish Date = 1/29/2013

Recent Respiratory News

  • Recent Publications of Interest

The American Thoracic Society 2013 International Conference to be held in Philadelphia on May 17-22 will present a broad range of allergy, asthma, and immunology topics. Topics covered will include a pro-con debate on controversies in the evaluation and management of CTD-ILD, the role of obesity and adipokines in lung diseases, the role of immune modulation in the pathogenesis of IPF, and the genetics of childhood asthma. The press release is available at:
http://www.thoracic.org/media/press-releases/resources/
Allergy%20Asthma%20and%20Immunology%20Highlights%20at%20ATS%202013%20final.pdf

The 2013 annual AAAAI meeting was held in the first quarter of 2013. Multiple presentations focused on asthma, including the 3 reports highlighted below.

A review article sets out to answer the question "In adults with COPD, how effective are combined inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) plus long-acting β2-agonist (LABA) preparations compared with LABAs alone?" by reviewing studies that compared combined ICS plus LABA inhalers with the same LABA alone in adults with stable COPD. The abstract of this review is available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23420259

In an observational multicenter study, the clinical phenotypes of emphysema, chronic bronchitis, or COPD-asthma were evaluated in 331 COPD patients. Clinical characteristics of patients within these phenotypes were analyzed. The abstract of this publication is available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23419828

  • Flu Vaccine Update

No substantive changes have been made to the CDC influenza vaccine recommendations for the 2012-2013 influenza season.The first quadrivalent influenza vaccine (FluMist Quadrivalent), containing 2 influenza A strains and 2 influenza B strains, which was approved by the US FDA in February 2012, is not available for the 2012-13 flu season.

The US FDA recently approved the first trivalent influenza vaccine made without eggs or the influenza virus. Additional information is available in the press release: http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm335891.htm

Additional information about the 2012-13 influenza season can be found on the CDC website: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/flu-season-2012-2013.htm#recommendations.

  • Latest COPD, Asthma, and Allergy Guidelines Updates

The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease international guidelines were recently updated in February 2013. The guidelines are available at: http://www.goldcopd.org/

New recommendations in the 2013 update:

  • Inclusion of the validated Clinical COPD questionnaire to assess symptoms in patients with COPD
  • Caution is recommended when using tiotropium delivered via the Respimat, due to potential increase in mortality (awaiting further studies on delivery devices and doses)
  • Palliative care as an important component in the management of patients with advanced COPD and identification of resources
  • Use of combination inhaled corticosteroid plus long-acting β2-agonist or long-acting anticholinergic for patients with many symptoms and a high risk of exacerbations (Group D)

The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) and the NHLBI of the NIH publish US guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma, which were last updated in 2007. More information is available at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma/asthgdln.htm.

Current guidelines for the diagnosis and management of food allergy in the United States were published by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in December 2010. More information is available at: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/foodallergy/clinical/pages/default.aspx.



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