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RESPIRATORY EDUCATION
For GPs
Respiratory education for healthcare professionals, including investigation pathways, referral considerations and evidence updates. Articles are intended to support clinical judgement in the context of each patient.
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GINA 2026 asthma guidance: a practical primary care and referral guide
A detailed primary-care guide to GINA 2026: diagnostic testing, anti-inflammatory relievers, acute asthma updates, practical reviews and when to refer for pulmonology assessment.
Full lung function testing: a practical referral guide for GPs
What spirometry, lung volumes and gas transfer add to assessment of breathlessness, and when a full physiological evaluation is useful.
Flexible bronchoscopy: a practical referral guide for GPs
The diagnostic role of airway inspection and sampling, patient selection, limitations and when respiratory referral is appropriate.
Indwelling pleural catheters: a practical referral guide for GPs
Patient selection for recurrent symptomatic pleural effusions, IPC versus pleurodesis, and practical referral and follow-up considerations.
EBUS-TBNA: a practical referral guide for GPs
When mediastinal or hilar lymphadenopathy warrants specialist assessment, how EBUS-TBNA can support diagnosis and staging, and what to include in a referral.