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Rick Frea

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posted 07/22/2009, comments (4)

A concern for Parents of Asthmatics: Will Corticosteroids stunt my child's growth?

So, your son or daughter has been diagnosed with asthma, and his or her doctor has prescribed systemic glucocorticosteroids (GC) like prednisone, and long-term inhaled GCs like Flovent or Pulmicort. Your concern is: Will this stunt my child's growth? This is a great question. In fact, according to "Allergy... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/29/2009, comments (0)

"When Can I Stop My Asthma Medication?"

This is a common question in my office and invariably leads to several minutes of discussion with asthma patients and parents. There is no cure for asthma and, contrary to widely held belief, people do not "outgrow" asthma. It took a long time for me to convince my asthmatic wife that asthma is life-long but, with good treatment, it may go into... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/16/2009, comments (2)

Asthma or Heart

My wife, born in 1944, was diagnosed with asthma at age 15. She used prescription inhalers since then with several trips to the ER over the years. Major attacks came after being emotionally upset. She was active physically taking dance lessons, able to walk miles and miles, but when upset she had problems breathing. ... Read more Chevron

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Rick Frea

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posted 02/24/2009, comments (3)

An Asthma Action Plan will help you become a Gallant Asthmatic

So, you've come to the realization that you are not the best asthmatic -- you're like Joe Goofus. You use your inhaler way too often and you recognize -- perhaps from reading my post "the 31 signs you might be a bronchodilatoraholic" -- that you overuse your rescue inhaler. Now you are wondering, "What do I do to break my... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/10/2009, comment (1)

5 Common Types of Asthma Meds & Why You Should Use Them As Prescribed

It's frustrating for us RTs (and RNs and DRs too of course) when an asthmatic comes to see us in the ER and then we find out he stopped taking his meds meant to "prevent" such an attack. It's equally frustrating when an asthmatic comes in only because his inhaler ran out. We know that most of the time if he would have come in right... Read more Chevron

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