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We recognize that asthma can be complex in diagnosis as well as management. Regardless of the severity of a patient’s asthma, the goal is the same, minimize symptoms and exacerbations of asthma by utilizing appropriate therapeutic intervention. There are many pieces...
A cough is a crucial defensive reflex that prevents materials from entering the lower airways. This prevents aspiration of particulate matter, secretions, and irritants inhaled from entering the airway. Although protective, once infectious organisms enter the airway and establish infection (bronchitis, pneumonia), coughing itself can spread infectious respiratory diseases such as viral, bacterial, tuberculosis, and gram-negative bacteria. Besides infection, diseases like COPD, asthma, gastric esophageal reflux disease (GERD), and rhinosinusitis can cause a chronic cough.1 Chronic cough can be harmful and impact the patient’s quality of life.
What are the neuronal pathways that are activated in the cough reflex?
November is the ideal month to highlight and center our focus on what we are grateful for in our lives. Gratitude is the “state of being grateful: thankfulness.” Research on gratitude supports that expressing and feeling grateful is healing and increases happiness....
Emphysema is a chronic progressive disease of the airways, specifically the alveoli. Emphysema is the destruction and enlargement of the alveoli. The alveoli are the air sacks located at the ends of the bronchioles (alveolus is the singular or one air sac). The number...
I received a video of my grandnephew taking his first steps this week, a significant milestone considering he was one month premature. As he transitions to a toddler, still finding his balance, it is a reminder that our muscles, like his, need regular conditioning as...
Summer is rapidly coming to a close. Children, and parents, are preparing to return to school. There is the excitement of shoe shopping, buying supplies, learning who their teacher will be, getting their class schedule and new books. As school resumes and the...