Allergies & Asthma

Allergies & Asthma

Study Backs Dx Threshold in COPD Guidelines

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diagnosis based on current guidelines was a more accurate predictor of clinically significant disease than assessment of airflow obstruction using the lower limit of normal (LLN), pooled data from four large population-based cohort studies indicated. In the analysis of more than 24,000 individuals, the forced expiratory volume in the first
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Benadryl (diphenhydramine)

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Air Pollution at Legal Levels Kills Thousands: Study

Air pollution concentrations within or below current air quality standards have contributed to thousands of deaths in the U.S. from cardiorespiratory causes, researchers reported. In the nationwide and county level analysis accessing the impact of particulate matter pollution (PM2.5) concentrations on mortality and health, as many as 30,000 deaths in the U.S. could be attributed
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Are allergies linked to anxiety and depression?

Researchers from Germany and Switzerland have recently investigated the possible associations between conditions relating to mental health, such as depression and anxiety, and the presence of different types of allergy. Their findings, they say, should prompt scientists to pay more attention to these links. New research identifies an association between generalized anxiety and the presence
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CRP Testing Can Guide Antibiotic Use for COPD Flares

earn free cme credit Earn CME credit by reading this article and completing the posttest. Sign Up Study Authors: Christopher C. Butler, David Gillespie, et al.; Allan S. Brett, Majdi N. Al-Hasan Target Audience and Goal Statement: Infectious disease specialists, pulmonologists, emergency physicians, hospitalists, primary care physicians The goal was to find out if point-of-care-testing
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iMedicalApps: 2019 GOLD Pocket Guide for COPD Review

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is defined as a “common preventable and treatable disease, characterized by airflow limitation that is usually progressive and associated with an enhanced chronic inflammatory response in the airways and the lung to noxious particles or gases. Exacerbations and comorbidities contribute to the overall severity in patients.” This definition comes from
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Why is my chest itchy?

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Morning Break: Kidney Care Revamp; Killer Caffeine; Are Docs Bad Patients?

Note that some links may require subscriptions. President Trump plans to reshape kidney care in the U.S., with an overhaul of the organ transplant system and a push for wider use of home dialysis. (Politico) Undocumented immigrants can now sign up for government-subsidized health insurance in California. (NPR) The Cleveland Clinic announced that a baby
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Blood Eosinophil Count, Smoking Status Predict ICS Response in COPD

Assessment of patient blood eosinophil count and smoking status may help optimize treatment with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), a post-hoc analysis of the pivotal IMPACT trial found. Prospective modeling of blood eosinophil count as a continuous measure, rather than a single cut-off eosinophil threshold, showed greater response to ICS in terms of exacerbation reduction with increasingly
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CRP Test Can Guide Antibiotic Use in COPD

Point-of-care C-reactive protein (CRP) testing conducted to inform antibiotic prescribing in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations was associated with lower overall antibiotic use, and with no evidence of increased harm, according to U.K. researchers. Fewer patients with acute COPD exacerbations in the CRP-guided treatment group were prescribed antibiotics at initial general medical
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