America's Allergist — Asthma

Asthma Testing - How to Diagnose Asthma

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This video reviews asthma symptoms and when to suspect asthma. Then we review what are the tests used to diagnose asthma.  There are three tests that will diagnose asthma. The first is a pre and post bronchodilator test. This can be done in any specialist's office. If there is a significant change in the size of our breathing tubes you have asthma. If not then a methacholine or mannitol test can be done to see if you have twitchy or hyper sensitive airways. A child has to be 4 or 5 years of age before proper testing can be done....

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Asthma Diagnosis - The Symptoms of Asthma - Asthma Questions

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Do you have asthma? What are the six questions to ask to see if you have asthma? These are the six questions that I ask patients to see if they asthma and I should be using to test for asthma. If you answer yes to anyone of them you could have asthma. If you answer "yes" to a few, or all, of these questions then you need to view our videos. I go through the questions that asthmatics will say yes to. There is also an explanation of why these symptoms occur. There are 28 other things that can cause...

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Severe Asthma Treatment With Xolair

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  Five percent of asthma patients have severe asthma. Some severe asthmatics do not have control even with triple therapy. These patients used to have to take oral steroids or prednisone on a daily basis. Now there is a therapy that can give excellent control and negate the need for oral steroids, end the need for oral steroids or reduce the dose of oral steroids that patients need.  This medication, Xolair or omalizumab, not only helps with asthma but also with allergic rhinitis. There are minimal to no side effects, but it must be given in a physician's office. Once...

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Asthma Treatment-Asthma Therapy-Leukotriene Antagonists-Singulair

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The third line of asthma therapy, after inhaled steroids and long acting beta-agonists (bronchodilators) are the leukotriene antagonists. They are non steroid anti-inflammatory medicines that help inflammed lung tubes in asthma. They are good on on agents for asthma. It is rare that they should be used alone in asthma. That is because they only help some of the asthma inflammation. You can feel better on them but inhaled corticocosteroids the primary therapy for asthma. They are very safe and have few side effects. Leukotriene antagonists also help with allergic rhinitis, so they help treat the upper and lower airways....

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Asthma Therapy - Asthma Treatment - Long Acting Beta Agonist - Albuterol - Foradil - Serevent

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<i This video is about asthma therapy. It reviews asthma therapy for persistent asthmatics in using a long acting beta agonists or long acting albuterol, If asthma does not respond to inhaled steroids alone then these drugs can help. They cannot be use alone but can be used with inhaled steroids to have control. The third line of asthma therapy, after inhaled steroids and long acting beta-agonists (bronchodilators) are the leukotriene antagonists. They are non steroid anti-inflammatory medicines that help inflammed lung tubes in asthma. They are good on on agents for asthma. It is rare that they should be...

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