[Summary of the practice guideline 'Influenza and influenza vaccination' (first revision) from the Dutch College of General Practitioners]. / Samenvatting van de standaard 'Influenza en influenzavaccinatie' (eerste herziening) van het Nederlands Huisartsen Genootschap.

The first revision of the guideline 'Influenza and influenza vaccination' from the Dutch College of General Practitioners contains the new indications for influenza vaccination. The most important revisions are: the minimum age has been lowered from 65 to 60 years, the indication for furunculosis patients and their families has been removed, and vaccination is recommended to healthcare professionals who have regular and intensive contact with patients. The purpose of vaccinating healthcare professionals against influenza is to reduce the transmission of the influenza virus to patients at very high risk of complications from influenza and reduce sick leave among healthcare professionals. The use of antiviral agents should only be considered for patients with a very high risk of complications from influenza.

[Summary of the practice guideline 'Asthma in adults' (second revision) from the Dutch College of General Practitioners]. / Samenvatting van de standaard 'astma bij volwassenen' (tweede herziening) van het Nederlands Huisartsen Genootschap.

The practice guideline 'Asthma in adults' from the Dutch College of General Practitioners was revised on the basis of the developments over the last years. The most important modifications are as follows: - 'Asthma with persistent obstruction' was replaced by the double diagnosis 'Asthma and COPD'. - The prednisone test to distinguish asthma from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is no longer recommended. - Spirometry is currently preferred for the diagnosis of asthma. An increase of the forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) of > or = 12% compared with baseline or in case of a smaller lung volume (FEV1 < 1.67 liters) of > or = 200 ml (therefore, no longer > or = 9% of the predicted value) supports the diagnosis 'asthma'. - As of 2007, the guidelines from the Dutch College of General Practitioners for COPD and asthma in adults are divided into two separate practice guidelines: the practice guideline 'COPD' and the practice guideline 'Asthma in adults'.