Asthma in military personnel: appropriate diagnosis and treatment allows for continuous deployment

Conclusions: At referral, the majority of recruits were on no medication or inhaled SABA only. Appropriate treatment allowed a return to unrestricted duties in most cases. Prompt referral for investigation and titration of treatment is likely to reduce time out of service.1) Dickinson JW et al. Impact of changes in the IOC-MC asthma criteria: a British perspective. Thorax. 2005;60(8):629-32.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 6, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Charlton, T., Davidson, J., Buckley, A., Bradley, B., Orhan, O., Davies, G., Nanzer, A. Tags: Occupational and Environmental Health Source Type: research