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American College of Physicians clinical practice guideline on diagnosing and treating stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),
This animated video reviews the pathophysiology and treatment of asthma and COPD.
Asthma in children causes many days missed from school as well as many emergency room visits. There are preventive measures parents can take to decrease the problems associated with asthma.
Asthma Inhalers: Dr. Steve Rubinstein, an allergist, demonstrates how to use an asthma inhaler. When inhalers are used incorrectly very little of the medication gets to the airways. He demonstrates the proper use of asthma inhalers.
Asthma commonly runs in families, so genetics clearly plays a role. It is not clear that Asthma can be prevented, but certainly in people with asthma, exacerbations can be avoided with certain preventive measures. Most importantly, people with asthma, or at risk for asthma need to avoid all smoke exposure, including second hand smoke. Dr James Li, the Chair of Allergic Diseases at the Mayo Clinic, discusses asthma prevention.
The prognosis for asthma is variable. For childhood asthma, about 1/3 of children will outgrow asthma by adulthood, 1/3 will get better, but relapse on occasion, and 1/3 will remain the same in adulthood. The prognosis for people with asthma is greatly improved with good treatment of asthma, including avoiding any smoke. Dr. James Li, the Chairman of Allergic Disease at the Mayo Clinic, discusses the prognosis in asthma.
The mainstay of asthma treatment is medication to prevent or reduce the inflammation in the bronchial tubes. The most common medication used for chronic asthma treatment is an inhaled corticosteroid, which is a good medication to reduce inflammation. Other medications used include inhaled bronchodilators, which open up the airways. Sometimes treatment with allergy shots can be helpful if certain allergens trigger a persons asthma. Dr. James Li, of the Mayo Clinic, discusses asthma treatment.
Asthma triggers: Dr. Steve Rubinstein, an allergist at the Camino Medical Group, discusses the common triggers of an asthma exacerbation.
Dr. Jim Krainson, a sleep medicine specialist, discusses the cardiovascular complications of Sleep Apnea.
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