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Asthma Patient
These asthmatics are a doctor's best patients. They have their bronchodilator with them at all times, but only use it when necessary. They religiously take their controller, anti-inflammatory medicines. These are the patients that may visit the ER rarely, for breathing emergencies, but they take the information and education they are given and follow it, so they don't have to return to the ER.
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Guidelines for doctors and nurses taking care of asthma patients
As asthma affects about 6% of the U.S. population, there is a need to provide guidelines to standardize care to asthmatics to get patients... Read more »
Being the Best Asthma Patient You Can Be
Gallant and Goofus Asthmatics lie at the opposite ends of the spectrum. While a gallant asthmatic does everything right, the Goofus seems... Read more »
Patient Requests for Asthma and Allergy Medicine
There are occasions in my Allergy/Asthma practice when patients ask about a medication by name. I bristle a bit when I suspect that this... Read more »
Patient Encounter: Can Obesity Cause Asthma?
I saw a patient two weeks ago with asthma who asked me an important question: “Is my obesity making my asthma worse?” I explained that... Read more »
Singulair and Asthma: Getting Scared Smart
My e-mail is buzzing. "Have you seen the news about Singulair? Are you worried?" The short answer is, "No, I'm not concerned at all." ... Read more »
From Our Sources
Poor Patient Asthmatics: Asthma Patients Who Need Better Docto...
Poor Patient Asthmatics would take better care of their asthma if they knew how. They need help developing a good asthma action plan for themselves.... Read more »
Which Asthmatic Are You? The 11 Types of Asthma Patients
Which asthma patient are you -- The Martyr who refuses treatment, the Actor who exaggerates her symptoms or the Poor Patient whose doctor is no... Read more »
The Goofus Asthmatic: The Lazy Asthma Patient
These asthmatics think they know how to take care of their asthma, but they don't and don't really try to learn how to manage their asthma properly.... Read more »
Phlegmatic Asthmatic: The Calm Asthma Patient
Phlegmatic. Definition:having or showing a stolid temperament. Unemotional.How do you know you're dealing with a phlegmatic asthmatic? You won't... Read more »
Study: Asthma patients rely on rescue inhalers too much, preve...
Asthma patients may be relying too much on rescue inhalers to control their asthma and too little on effective asthma management drugs, a recent... Read more »
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