Types Of Asthma
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 away instead of taking those extra puffs his asthma would not have gotten so bad.
That in mind, I have come up with a list of five types of asthma meds commo...
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Expert & Community Posts
Race May Be Linked to Asthma Outcomes
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...black race have a higher risk for complications of asthma. Experts have known this for some... Read more »
Is Severe Asthma More Than Just a Classification?
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health ExpertThe NIH's treatment guidelines for asthma classify asthma by severity, with severe persistent... Read more »
Do You Know Your IgE?
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...About 60 percent of the 20 million Americans who have asthma have the allergic type of asthma.... Read more »
Which Asthma Medication Is Best?
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...posts I've ever written.) There are many different types of asthma medicines on the market,... Read more »
Keeping Your Asthma in The Green and not the Red
By Fred Little , Health Expert...when asthma control deteriorates varies. Two main types of asthma action plans There are two... Read more »
Health Guide
Which Asthmatic Are You? The 11 Types of Asthma Patients
...ControlThe Bronchodilatoraholic: Overusing Their Quick-Relief Inhalers Read the original blog post: 11 Types of Asthmatics Ask a question or leave a comment! Read more »The Recovered: Asthma Symptom-Free And Reckless
People don't "outgrow" their asthma. Asthma is a chronic illness and there is no cure. If you had asthma, but you no longer have asthma symptoms, chances are that you still have asthma.But Recovered... Read more »The Hard-Luck Asthmatic: Their Asthma Is Difficult to Control
These are the asthmatics who, regardless of how compliant they are with their preventative medicines, still have bad asthma episodes. We don't know what bum luck would cause some asthmatics to get so... Read more »The Doubting Thomas Asthmatic: Adults Newly Diagnosed With Asthma
Asthma is often believed to be a children's disease that you either outgrow as an adult or never develop once you're an adult. But that is not the case.People who develop adult asthma are often... Read more »Poor Patient Asthmatics: Asthma Patients Who Need Better Doctors
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. They may even need to be prescribed different... Read more »Images
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Medications
...years and older with breathing difficulties (e.g., asthma, bronchospasm). This drug is also used... Read more »
...nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of: certain types of asthma drugs... Read more »
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Inhalers Beat Pill for Asthma
February 16, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Daily treatment with an inhaled steroid is the best way to keep kids with asthma breathing easy. Government researchers arrived... Read summary »
Asthma Linked to PTSD
May 16, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There may be a link between asthma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A new study from Columbia University looked at... Read summary »
Fish, "Fruity Veggies" Protect Against Asthma
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Does asthma show up in chest X-rays?
April 28, 2009A reader wants to know if asthma flares can be seen on common chest X-rays. According to CNN's Dr. Jennifer Shu, asthma itself cannot be seen on this... Read summary »
Fatty diets may cause asthma, Australian scientists say
October 02, 2008Australian scientists say that the fatty Western-style diet may be responsible for the significant increase in worldwide asthma rates. Researchers... Read summary »
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