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Exhaled Nitric Oxide and its role in the treatment of Asthma - Part III
- By jessibrown · Posted November 3, 2009
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- In the third part of the ongoing series, we discuss the findings from the reputed Thorax - An International Journal Of Respiratory Medicine. An excerpt from Thorax - An International Journal Of Respiratory ...
CVID
- By smilesr1 · Posted October 23, 2009
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- We finally have a diagnosis. Since the prednisone is still keeping my lungs clear, my COP/BOOP is manageable. I'll be down to 15mg in November. I can't wait because I've gained 25 pounds since June and ...
Exhaled Nitric Oxide as a Noninvasive Assessment of Chronic Cough
- By jessibrown · Posted October 23, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- Exhaled nitric oxide (ENO) has been suggested as a marker of airway inflammation. This study aimed to evaluate the role of ENO in the investigation of chronic cough. We measured ENO in 38 adult patients ...
Exhaled Nitric Oxide Measurement for Treatment of Asthma
- By jessibrown · Posted October 22, 2009
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- Description Asthma is characterized by inflammation of the respiratory tract, with periodic airway obstruction and symptoms of wheezing, coughing, and dyspnea. The chronic inflammatory process can lead ...
Exhaled Nitric Oxide and Breath Condensate pH in Asthmatic Reactions
- By jessibrown · Posted October 20, 2009
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- Background: We investigated the usefulness of measurements of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) and pH of exhaled breath condensate (EBC) for monitoring airway response after specific inhalation ...
Exhaled Nitric Oxide: A Predictor of Steroid Response
- By jessibrown · Posted October 16, 2009
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- In the second part of the ongoing series, we discuss the findings from the reputed American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine An excerpt from American Journal of Respiratory and Critical ...
asthma & osteoporosis
- By hummingbird36 · New reply October 14, 2009
- Discussion in Living with asthma · 4 replies
- My endocrinologist is concerned that I use a corticosteroid inhaler and that it may be contributing to my severe osteoporosis. My general doctor says I must take the corticosteroids to maintain and not ...
Sensitivity to aspirin
- By DesignGirl5 · New reply October 14, 2009
- Discussion in Raising a child with asthma · 7 replies
- Has anyone ever heard of asthmatics being sensitive (and even highly allergic) to aspirin??? My husband and my oldest son both have asthma. I'd like to know if this is a common problem ...
Feeling Disconnected
- By oquinn27 · New reply October 14, 2009
- Journal · 3 replies
- Hello. On Sept. 30th I gave birth to my 1 lb 7 oz son at 28 weeks and 4 days. Chase is in a NICU 2 hours away from home. I was released from the hospital almost 2 weeks ago and have seen my son 4 times ...
Advancing Asthma Management with Exhaled Nitric Oxide
- By jessibrown · Posted October 14, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- Exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) is an established marker of airway inflammation that can be safely and accurately measured in people with asthma. Asthma is a chronic disease characterized by inflammation of ...
treatment
- By jakie · New reply October 13, 2009
- Journal · 2 replies
- has anyone had difficulty in finding the appropriate treatment for their asthma ...
Exhaled Nitric Oxide - Non-Invasive marker of Airway Inflammation
- By jessibrown · New reply October 13, 2009
- Journal · 1 reply
- • Exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) is a ubiquitous molecule in the body and is a non-invasive marker of airway inflammation • eNO is known to be elevated in individuals with asthma, is increased when a ...
Water Electrolyte Balance/Hyponatremia
- By mandyblue · New reply October 11, 2009
- Journal · 1 reply
- Please check out the site listed below for information concerning water electrolyte balance. There is a video that I was not able to post in this journal. I am hoping that this site will be helpful to ...
Exhaled Nitric Oxide as a Noninvasive Assessment of Chronic Cough
- By jessibrown · Posted October 9, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- Exhaled nitric oxide (ENO) has been suggested as a marker of airway inflammation. This study aimed to evaluate the role of ENO in the investigation of chronic cough. We measured ENO in 38 adult patients ...
Portable Exhaled Nitric Oxide as a Screening Tool for Asthma in Young Adult
- By jessibrown · Posted October 8, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- Background: The fraction of exhaled NO (FeNO) is valuable for the follow-up of asthmatic patients. However, its usefulness as a screening tool for asthma is not established. Methods: We screened a population ...
low levels of of immunoglobulin
- By smilesr1 · New reply October 7, 2009
- Journal · 3 replies
- So I had a few blood tests done. One to see if I had cystic fibrosis, the other to find out my of immunoglobulin levels. I don't have cystic fibrosis, but I do have low levels of immunoglobulin. I have ...
Clinical Utility of Exhaled Nitric Oxide
- By jessibrown · Posted October 6, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- 09.14.2009 – MENLO PARK, CALIF., June 2, 2009 – Apieron, Inc. highlighted recent clinical panel presentations underscoring the positive impact of measuring exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) for treating ...
Exhaled nitric oxide analysis
- By jessibrown · Posted October 5, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- INTRODUCTION — Nitric oxide (NO) is a molecular gas previously considered to have a health-related role only in the context of its formation from the combustion of fossil fuels and its contribution ...
Exhaled nitric oxide in diagnosis and management of respiratory diseases
- By jessibrown · Posted September 30, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- Abba Abdullah AAnnals of Thoracic Medicine 2009 4(4):173-181The analysis of biomarkers in exhaled breath constituents has recently become of great interest in the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of ...
Dr's and thier crazy orders
- By Alloriea · New reply September 25, 2009
- Journal · 3 replies
- I was in my PCPs office last week for my monthly blood work, I mentioned that I'd been having a little trouble breathing when I lay down so she did an ekg in the office, she came back and says "I think ...
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