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Should FeNO monitoring be included in

basic care aer asthma death toll rises in
Scotland?
Published on August 23, 2016

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PR & Communications Coordinator at Bedfont Scientific Ltd

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solutionGPsandpatientsarelookingfortohelpasthma.

Figuresreleasedfromthe2014NationalRecordsofScotlandshowthat122peopledied
fromanasthmaattackthepreviousyear.Thisisanincreaseof50moredeaths
comparedto2013,twothirdsofwhichcouldhavebeenpreventedwithbetterbasic
care,accordingtoAsthmaUK.BedfontScientific,whomanufacturetheNObreath
FractionalexhaledNitricOxide(FeNO)device,recommendedbyNICE,hasbeen
workingwithGPstoimplementthedraftNICEasthmaguidancewhichrecommends
FeNOtestinginasthmamanagementaspartofapilothopingtoimprovebasicasthma
careandsavefuturelives.
Withthislatestdevelopmentinasthmafiguressparkingincreasingconcerns,especially
followingstatisticsreleasedearlierthisyearfromAsthmaUKwhichfoundthatover
120,000asthmasufferersintheUKareatriskfromwronglyprescribedmedicationand
NICEsfindingsthat30%ofpeoplewithasthmaaresuspectedtohavebeen
misdiagnosed,BedfontScientificarecampaigningvigorouslytoraiseawarenessof
FeNOmeasuringanditsbenefits.
JasonSmith,GeneralManageratBedfontScientificLtd,explains,
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NitricOxideisnaturallyproducedbythe
lungstocombatairwayinflammation,
thereforeFeNOlevelsarehigherinpeople
withasthmaand,bymeasuringtheselevels
duringdiagnosisandmanagementofthe
disease,itcanimprovebasicasthmacare.
UsingFeNOmeasurementstoevaluate
airwayinflammationinasthmarepresenta
significantadvanceinrespiratorymedicine,
butthishadbeenanexpensivetesttodeliver
ineverydaypractice,untilnowwiththe
NObreath.
BreathanalysiswiththeNObreathFeNO
monitorisquick,simpleandnoninvasive,

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providingabetterprocedureforboththeGP
andthepatient.ByusingtheNObreath
FeNOmonitorinbasicasthmacare,theGP
willbeabletonotonlydeterminethetypeof
asthma(allergicornonallergic)allowingthe
correctmedicationtobeprescribedbutalso
differentiatebetweenasthmaandother
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throughaprocessofelimination.
Furthermore,theNObreathshowspatient
adherencetoprescriptionmedicineallowing
GPstoadjustandprescribethelevelof
medicationasnecessary.

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