Six Month Follow-Up Appointment Time...One of the points of discussion from my last appointment was the impacts that oral corticosteroid use has had on my body, my exercise tolerance is much... By Dia SWS3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
5 Things You Need to Know About Quick Relief Asthma Medication...Side effects will subside in 20 minutes or so, and symptoms normally go away within 30 minutes.... By Lorene Alba, AE-C2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Asthma in Infants...The way that the child takes the medication, such as fast-acting inhaled medication, may be different than the adult version and produce fewer side effects... By Becky Greiner3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Unclear Proportions: Blurred Lines Between Mild, Moderate and Severe Asthma Statistics...of oral corticosteroids or high dose inhaled steroids, and so forth.... By Kerri MacKay3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
What Is Step Therapy?...In the case of asthma, this may include topical medications or topical corticosteroids.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Asthma Inhalers For Cats and Dogs?! Yep...Just like with humans, they get corticosteroids and bronchidilators which they can get in an oral form, inhaler or injected.... By Andrea M. Jensen CHES AE-C2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Paying to Breathe...So, if I have a severe asthma attack, I will require a burst of corticosteroids. And I don’t think that they cost too much.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments24 comments
How Does Asthma Affect Black Americans?...Although change does not happen overnight, we have made some progress.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Robot Revolution...“The addition of a vacuum cleaner enhanced this effect.”... By Kat Tynan2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
A Paper-Chase for Patients...Subscriber #____ is the success story of reduced medications (therefore costs) with thus far no adverse side effects.... By Kat Tynan2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Parenting and Fatigue...Fatigue can be a symptom of a chronic illness, a complication of a condition, a medication or treatment side-effect, or due to constant stress.... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Breathin Stephen: An Interview...Breathin Stephen: Severe asthma has a huge effect on people, with struggling to breathe 24/7 and everything that comes along with taking these hardcore... By Dana I.5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My Opinion About Asthma Severity, Staging, and Control...This was accomplished with medicines like asthma rescue medicine and inhaled corticosteroids at home, or epinephrine and systemic steroids at the doctor... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
The Empty Inhaler Strikes Again...The part about “controlled severe asthma” which “worsens on tapering of […] high doses of inhaled [corticosteroids] […].”... By Kerri MacKay4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Acupuncture...Acupuncture is generally safe procedure with few side effects. However, some side effects can occur, especially if the procedure is done incorrectly.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
Similarities Between Asthma and COPD...Another common respiratory medicine for both diseases are inhaled corticosteroids (ICS).... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Understanding Asthma Research...Also, new drugs and devices have unknown doses and side effects. Clinical trials help to answer these unknown questions.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
Asthma in Transition, Staying with Your Changes...How does this tie into the new biologics that are out there? Some days I feel like I am the queen of the biologics I have tried.... By Dia SWS2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Yes, I bicycled here...The flip side is that I am forced to slowly build up distance and speed.... By Kat Tynan2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
FDA Approves First Generic of Proventil HFA, A Commonly Used Albuterol Inhaler...The most common side effects of the generic version of Proventil HFA are similar to its branded counterpart.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments