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Exercises to help you feel more energetic
… Exercises to help you feel more energetic In this video, we show you … feel slightly sweaty and your heart will beat faster too. Start small and build up gradually. It's healthy to feel … foot down with control and repeat on the opposite leg. When you are ready, off you go. So a nice brisk pace. That's …
Peak flow
… Peak flow Find out about peak flow, how it is used to diagnose and … get three scores (all three scores should be roughly the same). Use the highest of these scores to fill in your peak … to get a useful pattern of results. Try to check it at the same time every morning and every evening. You need to use …
Pulmonary fibrosis self-management plan
… IPF, our self-management plan can help you take care of yourself and feel more in control. Choose the pages that … me and my key contacts - keep details of anyone you may need to contact about your pulmonary fibrosis all together. … not getting. Flare-up (exacerbation) plan - use this page to agree a plan with your healthcare professional about …
Managing your child's asthma
Warm up
How is severe asthma diagnosed?
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 …
Treatments for OSA
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …