What Is an Ablation for AFib?...This can be common after a heart procedure and can take some time to stop.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
More Asthma Chores: Caring For Your Spacer?...Many, many years ago I bought a baby bottle rack for my dishwasher, a perfect fit for my nebulizer (and probably my AeroChamber, too).... By Kerri MacKay2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Why Do Only Some People Get Asthma?...This is part of the ongoing effort to learn more about our disease.... By John Bottrell, RRT2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
How FeNO Testing Can Aid Asthma Diagnosis and Treatment...For the first time in over 10 years, the panel updated it to reflect changes in our knowledge about asthma and asthma treatment.... By Kathi MacNaughton3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Limitations on Driving With Asthma?...In fact, when I taught each of my kids to drive, I told them, “Always expect drivers to do the stupidest thing they possibly can because they probably... By Andrea M. Jensen CHES AE-C2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments19 comments
There Is Always That One Trigger......I will continue to advocate for better awareness, that there are those are greatly effected by triggers and need people to not smoke in non smoking areas... By Dia SWS2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Can Moms Hold Down a Job if They Have Chronically Sick Kids?...I did not have parents (they were deceased) or friends that could help when my kids were sick.... By Andrea M. Jensen CHES AE-C3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Hmmm...Should I Go To The Hospital?...Keep giving them nebulizer treatments, but your kids should be fine." They usually weren't "fine."... By Andrea M. Jensen CHES AE-C3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments31 comments
It's Not About Asthma...I get to hang out with cute kids (and sometimes their parents), and if those kids see my asthma at all, I know it's only a small... By Kerri MacKay2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Symptoms and Signs: How Asthma Communicates...Ideally, these plans are written on one side of one sheet of paper, and kept someplace where it can be easily found, either by you or someone trying to... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Asthma Lexicon: Breathing Treatment Terminology...Some experts recommend taking an occasional deep breath. Conclusion. So, these are some basic terms regarding nebulizer breathing treatments.... By John Bottrell, RRT2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
"Moms Aren't Going To Pack A Nebulizer" - Uh, Yes. Yes, We Are....There are times when our inhalers are the perfect choice and work well for us. But there are other times when only the nebulizer will do.... By Andrea M. Jensen CHES AE-C3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Preventing Re-Infection From an Illness...In a perfect world, I would wash my spacer every week. I am well known for being clumsy, and cannot walk and chew gum at the same By Andrea M. Jensen CHES AE-C3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Developing New Food Allergies...This may include a rash, problems breathing, and a sudden drop in blood pressure that affects your heart rate.... By Andrea M. Jensen CHES AE-C3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Oxygen Level...At 81 and having asthma since childhood, I read an article recently saying that asthma and shortness of breath does not affect your oxygen level....Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Don't Miss It: Recognizing Asthma in Kids and Adults with Communication Challenges..., since we cannot just see how someone's lungs are working!... By Kerri MacKay3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
It's Not "Just Asthma": Asthma And Its Impact On Quality of Life...While some asthma symptoms can be invisible like fatigue and exhaustion from constantly trying to breathe easier, other symptoms like shortness of breath... By Editorial Team 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
My Wheezy Mornings...As the late great journalist and philosopher Christopher Hitchens once said, "Do not live for others any more than you would expect others to live for... By Peter Bunting2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments
Finding Medical Alert Bracelets...Asthma can flare up at any time, even if they aren't sick. It helps me not to worry as much when my kids would wear a medical... By Andrea M. Jensen CHES AE-C2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
A Culture of Health, Where Everyone is Included...What would you want it look like?... By Dia SWS2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments