Asthma

COPD challenges, asthma in children, smoking deaths-highlights of recent research findings in these key areas of respiratory disease.

What do you get when you cross asthma with COPD? How does an asthma Dx reduce antibiotic Rx? And what about vitamin D and asthma, anyway? Get answers and evidence in 5 easy pages.

Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) is chronic, often severe asthma. Episodes can be life-threatening. Find out what you know about AERD after answering these 6 short questions.

Making a good match between a young patient and an inhaler device is a first step toward optimal asthma management. Find a brief review of how to make that match in this short slide show.

What does fractional exhaled nitric oxide have to do with a diagnosis of asthma? Find the answer and 6 more questions in this asthma pop quiz.

In the United States asthma affects nearly 7 million children. Brush up on the core components of pediatric asthma care with this short slide show.

Long-acting beta-agonists offer benefits in COPD. Not true for inhaled corticosteroids for most, it turns out.

Allergic rhinitis and the “allergic triad,” allergy tests for children, allergic asthma, acute urticaria, a lipstick allergy, allergic contact dermatitis of the scalp-these images show a range of common allergic conditions.

When is a headache more than just a headache? How best to treat a corneal ulcer? When can a patient with asthma safely undergo elective surgery? Here: tips to help you prepare for your recertification exam-and to help you in your daily practice.

They breathe in more air than do normal-weight persons, exposing them to more air pollutants and making them more vulnerable to asthma and other pulmonary diseases.

Obese children in this study were nearly 3 times as likely to have asthma as nonobese children.

Variants in a specific receptor gene appear to modulate therapeutic response in a small subset of patients who take long-acting ß-agonists.

A new study finds that acute atopic symptoms during pregnancy are associated with increased risk of early atopy and allergic rhinitis in children at age 5 years.

Inhaled corticosteroids may contribute to the high prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea among patients with asthma, a study showed.

A simple way to prevent asthma or treat wheezing may be to eat flaxseed or take some kind of probiotic.

Several related health concerns-including asthma, pericarditis, and pneumonia-are treatable within the primary care office.

For patients with asthma or COPD, PL554 has the potential to both reverse bronchodilation and reduce inflammation more quickly and with fewer adverse effects.

Respiratory symptoms are a major reason why outpatients seek medical care, and primary care physicians who treat children frequently see pneumonia. This week’s photo essay tests your knowledge of respiratory problems in kids.

Simple weight reduction may improve the management of asthma in obese patients, according to a new study

Pulmonary embolism was the diagnosis in these 3 women, each of whom presented with positional right flank pain.

Three women-all of whom presented with positional right flank pain-- all had the same final diagnosis. What do you think it was?

A scabies diagnosis can be made with a history of pruritus that is worse in the evening with a rash in a typical distribution and a history of itching in close contacts.

A unique cell phone application that targets minority adolescents who have asthma aims to reduce exacerbations of the condition and emergency department visits.

Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM), also known as “creeping eruption,” is the most commonly acquired tropical dermatosis

Asthma may be a risk factor for the development of obstructive sleep apnea, according to the results of a new longitudinal study.

Patients respond to 5 days of corticosteroid therapy just as well as to 14 days of therapy, according to a study.

The American College of Gastroenterology's last update to their gastroesophageal reflux disease guideline was published in 2005, so this February's new synthesis of more current treatment standards is welcome.

Images of allergic fungal rhinosinusitis, Wegener granulomatosis, interstitial lung disease, and other respiratory disorders show up in this photo essay.

The prevalence of chronic cough is reported to be 5% to 7% in preschoolers and 12% to 15% in older children. Diagnosis and management can present challenges.