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

PEMBlog

Many of the children you will evaluate during your shift are among the estimated 10 million United States (US) ED visits made by children with asthma, bronchiolitis, and croup, the most common pediatric respiratory conditions presenting to acute care settings.

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When to Go to a Doctor for Chest Congestion: At-home Care vs. Medical Attention

Doctor On Demand

Seek care right away if you’re coughing up bloody mucus or have heart or lung conditions like asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Also, people with asthma, COPD, or other lung conditions can use telehealth for a virtual check-up when symptoms flare. This preparation helps the doctor treat you.

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What RFK Jr. Isn’t Talking About: How To Make Vaccines Safer

Physician's Weekly

His clinical study was ending. system for monitoring the rare ill effects of vaccines. In 2001, the CDC set up the Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment project, through which a network of eight U.S. He recommended Dressen take steroids and antibodies — treatments that saved her life, she said.