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Kathi  MacNaughton

Kathi MacNaughton

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Living with Asthma
posted 11/04/2009, comments (0)

Asthma & the Older Adult Series: Getting the Right Diagnosis

For most of this century, asthma has largely been thought of as a kids' disease. And, while it's true that more than 6 million kids in the United States alone may have asthma, asthma can come on at any age... including in the senior years. In fact, asthma in adults over the age of 65 has been growing by leaps and bounds the past couple of decades.... Read moreChevron
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Rick Frea

Rick Frea

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A Registered Respiratory Therapist and asthmatic
posted 11/03/2009, comments (2)

Bronchodilator Anxiety

So it's 6 a.m. and I'm driving down I-75 South in Georgia in the wee hours of the morning when the anxiety strikes. I couldn't find my rescue inhaler.  My Ventolin had gone missing.   Did I leave it in the hotel?  Did I leave it in the lobby?  Did my wife pack it in the bathroom bag?  I looked behind me and her head... Read moreChevron
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Rick Frea

Rick Frea

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A Registered Respiratory Therapist and asthmatic
posted 10/27/2009, comments (0)

Nebulizer or inhaler: Which one works best for your child?

So you have an asthmatic child at home.  Chances are you also have quick-relief medicine, sometimes called "rescue inhalers" to give to him if he has an asthma attack.  If so, you should also be aware of the latest recommendations for administering this medicine.   Bronchodilator is the medication in quick-relief inhalers. The... Read moreChevron
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Rick Frea

Rick Frea

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A Registered Respiratory Therapist and asthmatic
posted 10/21/2009, comment (1)

An Asthma Lexicon: Important Terms You Should Know

Part of being a gallant asthmatic -- like you and me -- is keeping up on our asthma wisdom.  That in mind, I've created an asthma lexicon for asthma termonology that often pop up in your questions or whenever you talk to your doctor:   Asthma gene:  It is believed asthma is somehow linked to genetics. When people have asthma,... Read moreChevron
Angel
posted 10/19/2009, comments (0)

What can help tracheal narrowing?

Hi,   I've posted here before. I just went to see a new pulmonologist because I've moved. In the past I've been diagnosed with both asthma and a vascular ring. Last week I was told that the ring is causing some trachael narrowing, and that asthma drugs won't help this. My PFTs show airflow limitation in my large airways, but are normal in... Read moreChevron
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