Tag: Corticosteroid

  • How To Stay Informed

    Thanks for following along with the diagnosis and treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)–a condition that during my fellowship training in allergy wasn’t even recognized as a cause of abdominal pain.  Treatment options for EoE are currently: Corticosteroids–both oral and inhaled Dietary avoidance of known allergic triggers, including but not limited to foods  Use of PPIs such as Nexium &…

  • 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…