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Warm up

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Biologic therapies for severe asthma

… types of severe asthma which are not well controlled with high doses of steroid inhalers. These include:  type 2 … lungs. The inflammation may be caused by allergies or by high levels of a cell in your body called an eosinophil.   … brown skin, this may be easier to see on the palms of your hands or soles of your feet) you suddenly become very …

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How to stay motivated

… end of next month, I will walk to the shops instead. My short-term goals Short-term goals help you build up your activity levels to … do it for who you’ll do it with. Try writing your first short-term goal. It could be something like: Next time I go …

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Blood tests

… anything you need to do to prepare for your test. For some blood tests, you may need to avoid eating anything for … you while the test is taking place. The results from some blood tests come back quite quickly, but other types of … gas test takes blood from an artery instead of a vein, some people might find it more painful, and some may bleed …

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Not happy with your NHS asthma care?

… your asthma care, wherever you live in the UK On this page What is good basic asthma care? The NHS complaints process … may want to think about making an official complaint Take it further - if things haven’t changed or got better as a result of your complaint, you can choose to …

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Gas transfer test

… , pulmonary fibrosis and asthma .   It may also be used to check how well a person’s lungs are working. This could be to … safe.   You will be asked to take in a deep breath through a mouthpiece while wearing a nose clip. You then hold …