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Asthma

  • Inhaled Corticosteroids An Underused Option for Asthma

    Each year, more than 1.3 million individuals visit U.S. emergency departments (EDs) with asthma-related conditions.1 Patients often...
  • Case Report: Biatrial Myxoma in a 46-Year-Old Female

    A 46-year-old female with a prior medical history of asthma presented to the emergency department with shortness...
  • How To Manage Adult Asthma

    This past summer, it became quite apparent that larger and more intense forest fires were contributing to...

Inhaled Corticosteroids An Underused Option for Asthma

January 5, 2025 - Lauren M. Westafer, DO, MPH, MS, FACEP - 0 Comment

Each year, more than 1.3 million individuals visit U.S. emergency departments (EDs) with asthma-related conditions.1 Patients often…

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Case Report: Biatrial Myxoma in a 46-Year-Old Female

December 6, 2024 - Nanakwame A. Darkwa, MD, Avinash Ram, DO, and Kazi Sumon, MD - 0 Comment

A 46-year-old female with a prior medical history of asthma presented to the emergency department with shortness…

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How To Manage Adult Asthma

May 7, 2024 - Anton Helman, MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP - 0 Comment

This past summer, it became quite apparent that larger and more intense forest fires were contributing to…

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Readers Respond: The Death of Diphenhyramine, Firearms in the ED, and More

November 9, 2022 - ACEP Now - 0 Comment

The Death of Diphenhydramine I too would never bury Benadryl. I well remember our collective professional relief…

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Reader: “Rumors of Diphenhydramine’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated”

September 9, 2022 - Michael E. Mullins MD, FACEP, FAACT - 0 Comment

Dear Editor, Dr. Westafer’s commentary on diphenhydramine makes several valid points about some misuses (e.g,. sleep aid)…

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The Death of Diphenhydramine

July 9, 2022 - Lauren Westafer, DO, MPH, MS, FACEP - 6 Comments

Diphenhydramine (Benadryl), is ubiquitous in the emergency department (ED) and has historically been a component of many…

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Antibiotics Provide No Added Benefit in Severe Asthma Flares

February 5, 2019 - Megan Brooks (Reuters Health) - 0 Comment

Patients hospitalized for asthma exacerbation often receive antibiotic therapy but this provides no additional benefit, according to…

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Is Magnesium a Wonder Drug? FOAMcast Reviews the Studies

December 17, 2018 - Jeremy Samuel Faust, MD, MS; and Lauren Westafer, DO, MPH - 0 Comment

Fads come and go. However, in the world of free open access medical education (#FOAMed), some favorite…

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Are Pediatric Lungs Just Little Adult Lungs?

July 15, 2018 - Landon Jones, MD, and Richard M. Cantor, MD, FAAP, FACEP - 0 Comment

Question 1: For pediatric asthma, does albuterol and ipratropium (combined) show benefit over albuterol alone? Depending on…

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Prednisolone or Dexamethasone for Pediatric Asthma Exacerbations?

February 16, 2018 - Ken Milne, MD - 1 Comment

The Case A 6-year-old girl presents to the emergency department after waking up at midnight with another…

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