Ask the Advocates: What Does an Asthma Attack Feel Like?...Of course, currently, with all my years of experience with asthma (and as a respiratory therapist), my condition is very much under control.... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
How Can Asthma Change Over Time?...As the years progressed and, once I became a respiratory therapist, I was able to use the metered dose inhaler that was current and recommended in the... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Don't Miss It: Recognizing Asthma in Kids and Adults with Communication Challenges...My grandma has Alzheimer's disease, and just today, she referred to what I would believe to be asthma symptoms being caused by a potential respiratory... By Kerri MacKay3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Risk Factors...The most common viruses that cause respiratory infections in children include: We do not yet know why viral infections are linked to asthma development... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
Things Not to Say to an Asthmatic: Third Edition...A good doctor/nurse/respiratory therapist will know better. Asthma is an invisible illness. We may look perfectly normal.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments47 comments
Patient Leader Preferences: Spacer or No Spacer?...As a respiratory therapist and lifelong asthmatic, I am aware of the benefits of using spacers.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments12 comments
Does Asthma Increase Your Sense of Smell? ...I was thinking I could easily afford that with my new job as a respiratory therapist.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments28 comments
Anaphylaxis and Deadly Asthma Attacks: What You Need to Know...This suggests that the severity of the person's respiratory health status was not recognized in time to get needed treatment.... By Kathi MacNaughton4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Asthma Subgroups: Diagnosing, Treating Persistent Eosinophilic Asthma...persistently elevated (meaning for at least 5 years in a row) number of eosinophils (greater than 2% of inflammatory cells) in the tissues lining your respiratory... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Does Your Skin Color Affect An Oxygen Monitor?...My friend Theresa Cannizzaro is a long time respiratory therapist, and wrote a very helpful article about oximeters.... By Andrea M. Jensen CHES AE-C3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Newest Research Links Asthma to Circadian Rhythms...It is scary to consider that the highest rates of nocturnal asthma symptoms leading to respiratory failure or death occur mostly at night while we are... By TKSellman3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Why Do I Need a Pulmonary Function Test?...A respiratory therapist (RT) or other technician does this test. The RT at my pulmonologist's office administered my tests.... By Linda Foy3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments25 comments
Air Pollution, Asthma, and Heart Health...that in 2015, 8.9 people per year die as a result of diseases linked to air pollution—including heart and vascular diseases, specific cancers, lower respiratory... By Kerri MacKay4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Asthma, Weight, and Obesity...Your health care provider or respiratory therapist can work with you to develop an exercise program and manage your symptoms.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
Moving With Asthma: Part II...I had to work my day job as a respiratory therapist, so that was a break of sorts. Boy was I sore, though!... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Asthma Subgroups: Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)...They impact and adhere to the warm mucus lining of your respiratory tract, which provides an ideal environment for them to colonize.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Asthma Subgroups: The Basics of Neutrophilic Asthma...In our case, they attach to cells lining the respiratory tract making their membranes permeable.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
What Is Asthma?...Symptoms of asthma are similar to other respiratory conditions. Common symptoms include: In asthma, airways become more sensitive.... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for later
Let’s Talk Oral Thrush...Okay, you might be thinking, "How did a person who has had asthma for 47 years, is a respiratory therapist, an asthma writer, and has been taking inhaled... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments23 comments
10 Facts About Me and Exercise...So, it is a fact that my doctor helped me earn my respiratory therapy degree. 4. As a kid, I was always skinny. I was a runt, so to... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments