Asthma & Inhaler Technique: The Language of an Annual Asthma Review for OET Speaking & IELTS

Ryan hasn't had an asthma review in two years, and his inhaler technique has quietly drifted without him noticing. Practice Nurse Ngozi Eze is about to find out exactly where it's gone wrong.
Nadia and Tom cover ten essential asthma review terms: asthma, wheeze, shortness of breath, trigger, inhaler, reliever/preventer, spacer, peak flow, asthma attack, and action plan. Each term is defined and demonstrated in a realistic annual asthma review — talking through triggers, checking the reliever/preventer system, and walking step by step through inhaler technique — followed by a slower repeat and a short quiz.
Asthma review is a top-5 published OET nursing role-play and a direct NMC OSCE station, and "asthma" itself is reportedly the most commonly mispronounced word in clinical English — making this as much a pronunciation showcase as a vocabulary one, and a high-value cluster for IELTS healthcare candidates at 6.0+.
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