Asthma - All People Who Are Taking "albuterol"

jama

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posted 07/18/2009, comments (0)

Spiriva and asthma

i was prescribed spirva by a cardiologist about 3 years ago after finding out my asthma wasn't well controlled and was causing chest pain. He had also took me off asmacort and put me on flovent. He prescribed the spiriva because serevent dicreased my ability to swallow. My new pulm can't understand why i felt better with spirva. and I said, cuz it... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/04/2009, comments (4)

What To Do With Expired Asthma Inhalers

I went on a field trip to Poughkeepsie New York to the Culinary Institute of America last week. I went to meet a Chef colleague and have lunch with their student food allergy group. Poughkeepsie is about 90 minutes by train from New York City. Halfway through my journey I was rifling around in my purse and I saw my rescue inhaler -- my old CFC... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/26/2008, comment (1)

Dysphonia?

I was seen by an ENT doc after a CT scan of my throat and upper airways revealed a slightly enlarged thyroid. She sent me for another CT focusing on the larynx area and also had me get a videostroboscopy. It tuns out the thyroid needs no further action at this time but my vocal cords close partially when I exhale. The ENT doc,speech therapist and... Read more Chevron

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