Dark and Twisty Severe AsthmaI am generally a pretty positive person. Especially, when it comes to health stuff. I usually take the good, the bad, and the ugly and deal with what is coming...Bookmark for later
Asthma Subgroups: Severe AsthmaOne of the most recently defined asthma subgroups is severe asthma. It was first defined about 20 years ago. This was when physicians recognized 5-10% of asthmatics did not respond...Bookmark for later
Dark and Twisty Severe AsthmaI am generally a pretty positive person. Especially, when it comes to health stuff. I usually take the good, the bad, and the ugly and deal with what is coming...Bookmark for later
Asthma Subgroups: Severe AsthmaOne of the most recently defined asthma subgroups is severe asthma. It was first defined about 20 years ago. This was when physicians recognized 5-10% of asthmatics did not respond...Bookmark for later
Dark and Twisty Severe AsthmaI am generally a pretty positive person. Especially, when it comes to health stuff. I usually take the good, the bad, and the ugly and deal with what is coming...Bookmark for later
Asthma Subgroups: Severe AsthmaOne of the most recently defined asthma subgroups is severe asthma. It was first defined about 20 years ago. This was when physicians recognized 5-10% of asthmatics did not respond...Bookmark for later
VATS Biopsy ConsiderationsI was recently going through my patient journey journals. I try to keep pretty meticulous notes, ranging from medical information to symptom tracking, goals, and reviews of experiences and all the feelings...Bookmark for later
Understanding the Different Stages of AsthmaAsthma, like many diseases, is classified into different levels, or stages. This helps healthcare professionals develop the right plan of care for each person who has asthma. But what does...Bookmark for later
Didn’t You Know Your Severity?The other day I was in the online patient portal for my primary care physician (PCP). I was scheduling an appointment with her for a reason that was totally unrelated...Bookmark for later
Asthma Subgroups: Diagnosing, Treating Persistent Eosinophilic AsthmaIn 1990, Jean Bousquet and company were the first to link high eosinophil levels with asthma severity. In 1999, Sally Wenzel and company were the first to link severe asthma...Bookmark for later
Unclear Proportions: Blurred Lines Between Mild, Moderate and Severe Asthma StatisticsWhile working on an article recently, I wanted to include a statistic about the proportional representations of intermittent, mild, moderate and severe asthma. Feeling certain I had seen such a...Bookmark for later
Understanding Well-Controlled Severe AsthmaLike all asthma, severe asthma isn't just one "thing." Just as asthma itself can be mild, moderate, severe, allergic, non-allergic, exercise-induced, not exercise-induced--the fancy term for the differences experienced between...Bookmark for later
Asthma Subgroups: Th2 Dominant AsthmaAbout 10% of the world’s population has a diagnosis of asthma. This means they have asthma genes. And these asthma genes are activated. About 50% of these asthmatics have Th2 dominant...Bookmark for later
Adding to the DiagramRecently at an appointment, I was discussing my phenotype with my respirologist, and he mentioned my key tissues and, as usual, that my case is complex. For some reason, we...Bookmark for later
