Asthma

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MULTIDISCIPLINARY ROUNDTABLE: ASTHMA

In this Multidisciplinary Roundtable, Albert Rizzo, MD, speaks with allergist and immunologist Juanita Mora, MD, pediatrician John Harrington, MD, and pulmonary and critical care physician, David Hill, MD about the role of a multidisciplinary approach in the management of patients with asthma, including the importance of taking a careful history of the patient, the role of allergy testing in patients with asthma, and when to refer a patient to a specialist.

Featured

Critical Observations in Pulmonary Medicine, Ep. 4

Bronchial Thermoplasty in Severe Persistent Asthma

06/06/2023

In this episode, Albert Rizzo, MD, interviews Geoffrey Chupp, MD, on his team’s research titled "Bronchial Thermoplasty in Patients with Severe Asthma at 5 years: Post-FDA Approval Clinical Trial Evaluating...

06/06/2023

Critical Observations in Pulmonary Medicine, Ep. 5

Improving Outcomes of Severe Adult Asthma

05/28/2023

In this episode, Dr Rizzo interviews Sally E. Wenzel, MD, to discuss her review titled “Severe Adult Asthmas: Integrating Clinical Features, Biology, and Therapeutics,” examining comorbidities (including...

05/28/2023

Podcast

Podcast

Safety of Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine in Children With Asthma

05/25/2023

In this episode, C. Buddy Creech, MD, MPH, speaks about his team’s research titled “Safety of Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine in Children With Asthma,” including supply chain issues with influenza...

05/25/2023

Interactive Features

Poll

Syringe and a couple small bottles filled with liquid medicine.

Poll

Use of Sublingual Allergen Immunotherapy for Allergic Asthma

05/13/2023

Sublingual allergen immunotherapy has been examined as an alternative treatment option in recent years for individuals with allergic asthma. Is this a treatment option you utilize when managing patients...

05/13/2023

Poll

Poll

Disease Burden of Allergic Asthma

03/19/2023

Allergic asthma is a type of severe asthma that can often be very difficult for patients to handle. How often do you address these challenges? Voice your opinion with this poll.

03/19/2023

asthma

Poll: Managing Asthma Exacerbations

03/02/2023

Evaluating patients for viral or bacterial infections is an important step for better understanding your patients’ asthma exacerbations. Do you think bacteria or viruses have a larger role in that process?...

03/02/2023

Pop Quiz

Allergic Asthma Triggers

12/16/2022

Are you familiar with the common triggers for patients with allergic asthma? Test your knowledge with this pop quiz!

12/16/2022

Pop Quiz

Classifying Allergic Asthma

10/17/2022

There are many types of asthma, classified and treated in different ways. Do you know how to classify allergic asthma?

10/17/2022

Clinical Insights

Critical Observations in Pulmonary Medicine, Ep. 4

Bronchial Thermoplasty in Severe Persistent Asthma

06/06/2023

Critical Observations in Pulmonary Medicine, Ep. 5

Improving Outcomes of Severe Adult Asthma

05/28/2023

Podcast

Safety of Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine in Children With Asthma

05/25/2023

Multidisciplinary Roundtable

Multidisciplinary Roundtable

The Management of Patients With Asthma

05/17/2023

In this video, Albert Rizzo, MD, speaks with allergist and immunologist Juanita Mora, MD, pediatrician John Harrington, MD, and pulmonary and critical care physician, David Hill, MD about the role of a...

05/17/2023

Video

Video

Association of Persistent Asthma and Carotid Plaque

05/04/2023

In this video, Matthew C. Tattersall, DO, MS, discusses persistent asthma and its association with carotid plaque burden, which is a strong predictor of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events, in the...

05/04/2023

Asthma Snapshot

Reviewed by Albert Rizzo, MD

Overview

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that can cause airflow obstruction. The airways can become inflamed and narrowed, making it difficult for air to flow when breathing out.

About 1 in 13 people in the United States has asthma, according to the CDC.

Specialty Impact

Primary Care, Pediatricians, Pulmonologists, Allergists, Respiratory Specialists, Internists

Presentation

Asthma attacks happen when the airways swell and narrow, making it harder to breathe. Attacks can come on fast or gradually and may be life-threatening. People with severe asthma tend to get asthma attacks more often.

Diagnostic Testing

Spirometry
FeNO Test
Trigger Tests
Allergy Tests

Key Patient Data

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June 2023

Current Issue

June 2023

Volume 63

Issue 6

Research Summaries

COVID-19 Roundup

COVID-19 Roundup

FDA Simplifies Vaccination Schedule, Issues New Emergency Use Authorization For Patients On Mechanical Ventilation or Life Support, And More

05/19/2023

This COVID-19 roundup includes coverage of the FDA’s simpler vaccination schedule and authorization of new treatment, decline in pediatric asthma diagnoses during pandemic, and a new treatment combination...

05/19/2023

Research Summary

Research Summary

Vitamin D Does Not Effectively Help Asthma Symptom Management

02/16/2023

The researchers re-evaluated the effects of vitamin D on asthma exacerbation.

02/16/2023

FDA ALERTS

FDA Approves First Combination Inhaled Corticosteroid for Asthma

01/27/2023

Following a multicenter study, the FDA approved the combination of albuterol and budesonide—an inhaled corticosteroid—for the treatment of asthma in adults.

01/27/2023

Biomarkers

Woman blowing her nose into a handkerchief.

Biomarkers

Determining the Effectiveness of Treatment of Severe Allergic Asthma with Biomarkers

12/19/2022

Researchers determine which pretreatment biomarkers effectively predict whether the use of omalizumab is useful for patients with severe allergic asthma.

12/19/2022

phenotypes

Subsets of Eosinophils in Induced Sputum in Patients With Allergic Asthma Identified

11/30/2022

Researchers aimed to investigate the possibility of differentiating between eosinophil subsets in the induced sputum of patients with allergic asthma and to ascertain the distribution of these subsets in...

11/30/2022