Tag: Spirometry
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What’s important about Asthma?
If you’re like me, your schedule can’t take another committment–how can you add one more task for asthma? Don’t neglect treatment for your asthma as proper attention now will save you time & money in the end. Anyone remember the Fram oil filter commercial….”you can pay me now or pay me later?” We’ll help you…
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The More You Know, the Less You Know
The practice of medicine is just that….I advise the recommended treatment based on the information available at the time. If I look back to the time during my fellowship in the early 90’s, much of what we thought was true and now 20 years later, been disproven. As an example, the following study from a respected…
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Breathing Retraining in Asthma Management–I told you so!
Many asthma patients or patients who can’t breathe are found to have problems with their breathing technique. In medical terms, I use Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Irritable Larnyx Syndrome just to name a few. Some health care providers, including doctors, aren’t always familiar with the concept that vocal cord problems can cause difficulty breathing,…
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Interesting case last week!
Here’s something you never want your doctor to say–interesting! That usually means something is bad for you, but good for a teaching case. Last week was no exception. I won’t mention any names for privacy, but this teenage boy was having problems. Everytime his lung capacity dropped below 60%, here came the steroids. No cough, no wheeze,…
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