Category: For Brainiacs Only
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The Teen Who Can’t Swallow–What is it?
What is the most likely diagnosis? How did you do compared to your colleagues? Your Colleagues Responded: GERD 28% Eosinophilic esophagitis Correct Answer 67% Celiac disease 4% Irritable bowel syndrome 1% Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Definition, Epidemiology, and Pathophysiology Clinical Definition–summary only. Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is chronic, inflammatory esophageal clinico-pathological condition.…
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The Teen Who Can’t Swallow
Try Your hand at diagnosis! This comes from Medscape on-line. The Case Chief complaint. Molly is a 14-year-old teen who presents to your office with a 9-month complaint of that certain foods “get stuck” in her throat. The sensation is intermittent, occurring about once a week, and more frequently when she eats meat, poultry, and crackers.…
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The Prescription for Wintertime Asthma Control
We haven’t had much of a winter in the Midwest, but the air is still dry enough to cause “winter” asthma. Today I would like to discuss how clinicians can provide evidence-based care for their patients with asthma by advising them on how to control asthma during the cold winter months. Today’s discussion is based…
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New book on the market–has anyone read this? Opinions are welcome!
I don’t usually post articles about political subjects in medicine, but this one caught my eye. Let me know what you think. ATLANTA – The woman walked quietly into the busy emergency room at Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta’s safety net hospital for the poor and uninsured. She waited four or five hours to be seen, sitting…
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Genetic Research in Asthma
Researchers look to genetics to understand African American-asthma link Genetic map of 1,000 African Americans mapped for asthma research By Meredith Cohn7:00 a.m. EST, December 29, 2011 For the full link, click here. Researchers working to discover why African-Americans disproportionately suffer from asthma are planning to map the genetic code of 1,000 people of African…
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The year in review (2011)
Advances in allergic skin disease, anaphylaxis, and hypersensitivity reactions to foods, drugs, and insects in 2011. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2012;129:76-85 So what’s new in allergy to foods, drugs, and insects? I promise, I won’t bore you with basic science facts useful only for allergy boards, but here’s some facts for you to digest with the…
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New Year’s Resolution–Who Should start Controller Meds?
New Year’s resolution! I don’t like New Year’s Resolutions–if I don’t do something everyday, how is a resolution going to change my priority? Behold…I bring you good tidings of great joy…taking regular PREVENTATIVE medication works the same way! So what’s the issue at hand? Patients with asthma often want to stop preventive medication for the…
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Egg Allergy and the Flu shot–Updated recommendations
Trivalent influenza vaccine (TIV) FLU SHOT is safe to use in children with severe egg allergy, and can be given as a single dose, according to research presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting. I attended this session and the research presented definitely changes recommendations on giving the flu…
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Allergic to Antihistamines—really!
How many times have we heard patients say they are “allergic” to drugs like antihistamines and corticosteroids? Hypersenstivities to medications used to treat allergic diseases are fortunately uncommon. This is Dr. Stadtmauer’s experience with “allergy” to Benadryl….check the references below–it’s legit! “I have seen a couple of cases of drug exanthem from antihistamines but never…
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The Holidays are Here–How about Allergy?
HoHoHo! It’s Christmas time. Holiday safety is especially important for patients with allergies. Regardless of whether you have asthma or food allergy, here is a great handout from the AAAAI about “Handling the Holidays!” Feel free to use this handout in your practice! Allergy to Christmas….really? How about those Thanksgiving dinners? Any risk for allergy? Enjoy and…
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