Cassandra Pardini

Study authors aimed to assess the clinical impact of a POC PCR test (the Cobas LIAT Influenza A/B assay) for the diagnosis of influenza.

The patient, who had a history significant for cerebral palsy, seizures, and chronic constipation, had presented complaining of 3 days of fever, nausea, vomiting, and anorexia.

In order to determine the effect of heat exposure on the concentration of adrenaline in EAIs, the study authors placed nine 0.3mg EpiPen Senior EAIs inside a parked car from 8:30 AM until 8:30 PM on a summer day.

In order to assess the safety and efficacy of dapsone, a sulfone antibiotic, in the treatment of CSU, the study authors reviewed the medical records of 79 CSU patients treated with dapsone.

The study authors aimed to assess AE risk and complications of OCS use in patients with asthma since most studies only report them in non-asthmatic patients.

The trial analyzed the antibody response of 103 asthmatic patients to the seasonal influenza vaccine.

A recently published case report describes the case of a 36-year-old male chronic heart failure patient who, “spontaneously expectorated an intact cast of the right bronchial tree,” following an extreme bout of coughing.

Paradoxical bronchoconstriction is an underrecognized adverse event that can occur with administration of β2-agonist-containing inhaler formulations.

A recent report published in The Journal of Emergency Medicine describes the case of a male patient who experienced HCTZ-induced pulmonary edema that was complicated by ARDS.

PubMed was searched to obtain data on the relative efficacies of benralizumab, dupilumab, lebrikizumab, mepolizumab, reslizumab, and tralokinumab.

According to the report, the patient complained of a non-productive cough, accumulation of mucus, and post-nasal drip and requested a thorough assessment of her medical conditions.

Because determining an appropriate treatment plan for a patient depends on the subtype of the disease, it is imperative for providers to know and understand the underlying mechanisms of CRS as well as the components included in a medical evaluation of a patient.

The study authors examined data obtained from the 2007-2008 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) to determine the prevalence, risk factors, as well as the severity of asthma phenotypes.

The study authors reported, “The most commonly reported problems by youth were: (a) hard to remember when to take the asthma medication (54%) and (b) hard to use asthma medication at school (34%).”