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Caregiver Asthma Knowledge, Aptitude, and Practice in High Healthcare Utilizing Children: Effect of an Educational Intervention.

Pediatric allergy, immunology, and pulmonology

Rastogi D, Madhok N, Kipperman S.
PMID: 24066262
Pediatr Allergy Immunol Pulmonol. 2013 Sep;26(3):128-139. doi: 10.1089/ped.2013.0226.

Factors underlying high healthcare utilization among Hispanic and African American (AA) children with asthma are not well known. We hypothesized that low parental knowledge and suboptimal practices are associated with high healthcare utlization and sought to elucidate these factors...

Inhaler Use in Hospitalized Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Asthma: Assessment of Wasted Doses.

Hospital pharmacy

Sakaan S, Ulrich D, Luo J, Finch CK, Self TH.
PMID: 26405325
Hosp Pharm. 2015 May;50(5):386-90. doi: 10.1310/hpj5005-386.

BACKGROUND: Hospitalized patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma routinely have inhaled medications ordered for acute and maintenance therapy. Treatment may be administered via metered-dose inhaler (MDI) or dry-powder inhaler (DPI). These products must be appropriately labeled...

On-demand intermittent beclomethasone is effective for mild asthma in Brazil.

Clinical and translational allergy

Camargos P, Affonso A, Calazans G, Ramalho L, Ribeiro ML, Jentzsch N, Senna S, Stein RT.
PMID: 29515802
Clin Transl Allergy. 2018 Mar 05;8:7. doi: 10.1186/s13601-018-0192-0. eCollection 2018.

BACKGROUND: Daily inhaled corticosteroids are widely recommended for mild persistent asthma. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of the intermittent use of beclomethasone as an alternative treatment for mild persistent asthma.METHODS: In this 16-week trial, children aged 6-18...

Lactic acidosis and diastolic hypotension after intermittent albuterol nebulization in a pediatric patient.

Respiratory medicine case reports

Saadia TA, George M, Lee H.
PMID: 26744665
Respir Med Case Rep. 2015 Aug 15;16:89-91. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2015.08.005. eCollection 2015.

We describe a case of 13-year-old female with intermittent asthma who developed lactic acidosis and diastolic hypotension after receiving intermittent albuterol nebulizer treatment. She presented to the emergency department (ED) with sudden onset of shortness of breath and chest...

Asthma in the elderly: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the effect of montelukast.

Asthma research and practice

Columbo M.
PMID: 28428890
Asthma Res Pract. 2017 Apr 17;3:3. doi: 10.1186/s40733-017-0031-4. eCollection 2017.

BACKGROUND: Little is known about asthma in the elderly as most studies of this condition have not included this patient group. It is unclear whether leukotriene antagonists benefit older asthmatics. We studied the effect of adding montelukast to the...

Management and Prevention of Anaphylaxis.

F1000Research

Irani AM, Akl EG.
PMID: 26918144
F1000Res. 2015 Dec 22;4. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.7181.1. eCollection 2015.

Anaphylaxis prevalence has increased within the last few years. This may be due to a marked increase in allergic sensitization to foods especially in the pediatric population, as well as to an increase in outdoor recreational habits and the...

Stress Cardiomyopathy in the Setting of COPD Exacerbation.

Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports

Landefeld K, Saleh Q, Sander GE.
PMID: 26904708
J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2015 Oct 14;3(4):2324709615612847. doi: 10.1177/2324709615612847. eCollection 2015.

Introduction. Stress cardiomyopathy, or takotsubo cardiomyopathy, is an acute, reversible left ventricular dysfunction usually initiated by a psychological or physical stress. We report this case of stress cardiomyopathy following a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation and the subsequent treatment....

β2-AGONISTS IN CHILDHOOD ASTHMA.

Journal of biological regulators and homeostatic agents

Miraglia Del Giudice M, Campana G, Galdo F, De Vivo D, Cuppari C, Coronella A, Maiello N.
PMID: 26634602
J Biol Regul Homeost Agents. 2015 Apr-Jun;29(2):137-41.

β2-agonists reduce airflow limitation by improving airway diameter as a consequence of a direct action on airway smooth muscle. β;2-agonists can be broadly classified according to their duration of action: short-acting β2-agonists (SABAs), including albuterol, terbutaline and fenoterol, have...

Fluticasone Propionate Reduces Oral Prednisone Use While it Improves Asthma Control.

American journal of therapeutics

Noonan M, Chervinsky P, Busse WW, Weisberg SC, Pinnas J, De Boisblanc BP, Boltansky H, Pearlman D, Repsher L, Kellerman D.
PMID: 11862281
Am J Ther. 1996 Jul;3(7):497-505. doi: 10.1097/00045391-199607000-00005.

This study examined the effect of fluticasone propionate aerosol on oral prednisone requirements in patients with severe asthma. Ninety-six patients dependent on oral prednisone were treated with placebo or fluticasone propionate aerosol (750 or 1000 &mgr;g twice daily) for...

Albuterol delivery with conventional and synchronous ventilation in a neonatal lung model.

Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies

Garner SS, Southgate WM, Wiest DB, Brandeburg S, Annibale DJ.
PMID: 12793923
Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2002 Jan;3(1):52-6. doi: 10.1097/00130478-200201000-00012.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the percentage of nebulized albuterol delivered with conventional (intermittent mandatory ventilation) vs. synchronous (assist-control and assist-control with flow synchronization) ventilation in a neonatal lung model.DESIGN: Prospective in vitro laboratory study.SETTING: Research laboratory.SUBJECT: Neonatal lung model.INTERVENTIONS: The...

Single isomer versus racemate: is there a difference? Clinical comparisons in allergy and gastroenterology.

CNS spectrums

Flockhart DA, Nelson HS.
PMID: 15131489
CNS Spectr. 2002 Apr;7(4):23-7. doi: 10.1017/s109285290002856x.

Many commonly prescribed drugs exist as a mixture of two distinct chiral isomer forms (enantiomers), each with its own unique chemistry, receptor affinity, and pharmacokinetic profile. Much is unknown concerning the clinical utility of these single enantiomers. This review...

Availability of Asthma Quick Relief Medication in Five Alabama School Systems.

Pediatric allergy, immunology, and pulmonology

Gerald JK, Stroupe N, McClure LA, Wheeler L, Gerald LB.
PMID: 22454787
Pediatr Allergy Immunol Pulmonol. 2012 Mar;25(1):11-16. doi: 10.1089/ped.2011.0118.

OBJECTIVES: This paper documents individual asthma action plan presence and quick relief medication (albuterol) availability for elementary students enrolled in five Alabama school systems. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data were obtained during baseline data collection (fall 2005) of a school-based...

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