Tag: Conditions and Diseases
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Ouch! my tonsils are hurting me!
All that wheezes isn’t asthma! Ever heard that before? A common finding in our clinic is “wheezing” or difficulty breathing not due to asthma, but as a result of large tonsils/adenoids. A typical history is as follows: Snoring at night He wheezes–(it’s not really wheezing, but loud noises coming from the lungs is often labeled…
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Interesting patient of the day!
What would you think of a teenager seen for a rash, but come to find out he has swelling of hands and lips? Not to mention, other family members have similar problems! This may be hereditary angioedema, Type III. Why is this important? Treatment is available & it’s not steroids or anti-histamines. Check this out—>
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Here’s a book on food allergies!
My transcriptionists are not only good at what they do, but when they hear me talk as much as I do, it’s almost family. I am reading a book called, Don’t Kill the Birthday Girl by Sandra Beasley, and I thought of you. It’s a memoir about the author’s life with food allergies, what it…
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Maybe this checklist would work for Asthma?
Checklist for hospital discharge
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The Teen Who Can’t Swallow–What To Do?
The Evaluation of a Patient With Suspected EoE Our series is on eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and I’ve covered how you present with this condition and a little bit about what the heck this condition really is! The website reference is http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/754206?src=mp&spon=38 Patients with suspected EoE should be evaluated by both an allergist and a gastroenterologist. A careful history should include…
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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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On Your Mark….Get Set….
Today marks the start of the National meeting for the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology in Orlando, FL. The Academy website is www.aaaai.org. Over 6,000+ attendees from all over the world to present the most recent advances in allergy and asthma. Yours truly even has an abstract on the correlation between BMI and…
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Eczema or Atopic Dermatitis
You or your child has just been diagnosed with eczema or Atopic Dermatitis and this can be overwhelming. Just what is atopic dermatitis and how is it treated? Atopic dermatitis is a condition of the skin that results from a defect in the normal skin barrier. You can see it’s easy for allergens and toxic…
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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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