Articles Tagged With: Asthma
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Preparing for Pediatric Asthma Exacerbations in the ED
Asthma is a common disease in pediatrics, with exacerbations occurring frequently. Every clinician who cares for children must be familiar with recognition and timely management to optimize each child's outcome.
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Hospital-at-Home Primary Care and Case Management Team Helps with Challenging Cases
As any case manager knows, preventing readmissions and ED visits by the most at-risk patients is an enormous challenge. It requires addressing all the social determinants of health needs they may have, as well as finding creative and affordable solutions.
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Persistent Asthma Patients Show More Plaque Buildup, Inflammation
Pulmonary ailment could speed carotid artery damage, create more inflammatory biomarkers.
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FDA Approves Generic Treatment for COPD, Asthma
Agency aims to stimulate competition, expand access to cheaper meds.
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Management of Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations
This article discusses emergent management of patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations, as well as the epidemiology, etiology, and pathophysiology of each condition
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Air Filters and Asthma
Children with asthma showed improved small airway mechanics following indoor filtration of particulates (2.5 µm and greater) using high-efficiency particulate air filtration devices. -
Air Filters and Asthma
Asthmatic children showed improved small airway mechanics following indoor filtration of particulates (2.5 µm and greater) using high-efficiency particulate air filtration devices.
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Racism, Stress, and Asthma
This cross-sectional study of African-American children 1 to 6 years of age (n = 31) in Kansas City, MO, finds a statistically significant inverse correlation between asthma control (measured by Test for Respiratory and Asthma Control in Kids score) and stress from racism.
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Childhood Diseases Associated with Antibiotic Exposure During Infancy
A population-based cohort study showed that exposure to antibiotics during the first two years of life is associated with increased rates of subsequently developing asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, celiac disease, and obesity.
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CHECK Program Addresses Chronic Illnesses with a Holistic Approach
A program created to help children and young people, from birth to age 25 years, with chronic illnesses has evolved into a way to prevent emergency department visits and rehospitalizations for any population, including at-risk, older adults.