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Anti-Inflammatory Living

Doctor Rachel

In high levels, inflammation is the root cause of many of the top killers today: heart disease, cancer, stroke, emphysema, asthma, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and inflammatory bowel disease. If you are missing sleep in your life, look at my recent blog “Sleepless in Santa Cruz” for healthy tips on falling and staying asleep.

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How do I… Interpret Pulmonary function tests? – Zoë Lyon and Steph Le

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Normal → Poor effort or patient unable to perform the test → Look at the RATIO of FEV1/FVC (not % of predicted) >0.7 → NON OBSTRUCTIVE PATTERN (skip to step 3) <0.7 → OBSTRUCTIVE Assess the flow volume loop for Scooping → LOWER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION Look at % PREDICTED of FEV 1 to grade severity >80% is MILD 50-80% is MODERATE 30-49% is (..)

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You don’t need X-Rays in a child with bronchiolitis, croup, asthma, or first time wheezing

PEMBlog

This is a blog post and a podcast episode designed to disseminate the important work of Choosing Wisely , an initiative of the the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, the goal of which is the spark conversations between clinicians and patients about what tests, treatments, and procedures are needed – and which ones are not.

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Medical Music Mondays: Asthma Status

PEMBlog

What if a boy band from the year 2000 wrote a song about he management of status asthmaticus and then someone made a video and then posted that video to a Pediatric Emergency Medicine blog. Lyrics Difficulty breathing, asthma’s bad tonight albuterol and atrovent Dexamethasone All right!

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Announcing a new 5 part comprehensive education series featuring the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Choosing Wisely recommendations

PEMBlog

There will be episodes of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast, blog posts here on PEMBlog, articles from Don’t Forget the Bubbles , videos, and more! Do not obtain radiographs in children with bronchiolitis, croup, asthma, or first-time wheezing.

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Ninth Circuit Upholds FDA’s Authority to Regulate Stem Cell Clinic Treatments

FDA Law Blog

(Note we do not discuss the cell expansion variety of this treatment further in this blog as the court quickly dispensed of it as obviously not subject to the SSP exception.) These procedures are offered to treat a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer’s, arthritis, asthma, cancer, etc.,

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Maine and Nevada Update Drug Price Transparency Laws

FDA Law Blog

Nevada’s reporting requirements have previously been primarily focused on drugs deemed to be essential for treating asthma and diabetes and included on an annual list published by the state (the “Essential Drug List”).