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A Major Change in Asthma Management – Is This the Beginning of the End for SABAs?

The most recent updated Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines recommend that short-acting ß2-agonist (SABA) re ...


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A Major Change in Asthma Management – Is This the Beginning of the End for SABAs?

Dietary Sodium Restriction in Patients With Heart ...

There are about 6.2 million adults in the United States living with heart failure (HF), according to the Centers for Dis ...

Filed under: Cardiometabolic, Pulmonary Medicine


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Bleeding Risk with Apixaban and Systemic Fluconazo ...

We, as healthcare professionals, are aware that we must check for drug interactions in our patients taking multiple medi ...

Filed under: Cardiometabolic, Pulmonary Medicine


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Severe and Difficult-to-Treat Asthma in Children

Among children with asthma, approximately 5% have severe disease. The American Thoracic Society (ATS) criteria for sever ...

Filed under: Allergy/Immunology, Pulmonary Medicine


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A New Biologic on the Horizon for Severe Asthma

There are currently 5 available monoclonal antibody treatments for patients with moderate to severe asthma, all of which ...

Filed under: Allergy/Immunology, Pulmonary Medicine


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My Experience With COVID-19 - An NP's Perspective, ...

In my previous post, I wrote about becoming ill with COVID-19 and how the initial symptoms impacted me. In this post, I' ...

Filed under: Infectious Diseases, NPs & PAs, Pulmonary Medicine


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My Experience With COVID-19 - An NP's Perspective, ...

Even as an NP practicing 20 years in a pulmonary clinic, I was not prepared for how ill I became when I contracted COVID ...

Filed under: Infectious Diseases, NPs & PAs, Pulmonary Medicine


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Management of Severe T2-High Asthma

Many patients with asthma have type 2 inflammation. Type 2 inflammation, also known as T2-high asthma, is driven by pres ...

Filed under: Allergy/Immunology, Pulmonary Medicine


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Protecting Patients From Unsafe Air Quality

With all of the fires raging in California, many other areas far from them are experiencing poor air quality too. Poor a ...

Filed under: Public Health, Pulmonary Medicine


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Asthma Q&A With Dr Kurtis Elward: Part 2

PCE recently held our Series 1 Live Stream events. During the Live Streams, attendees have the chance to ask expert facu ...

Filed under: Allergy/Immunology, Pulmonary Medicine


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