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A Guide to Allergy Testing

Mesa Family Physician

You might consider testing if you experience: Sneezing and congestion Chronic cough or asthma Itchy or watery eyes Hives or rashes Digestive discomfort Frequent sinus infections Reactions to unknown substances These seven allergy symptoms are common signs your body might be reacting to allergens. Can Blood Pressure Affect Allergy Testing?

Asthma 100
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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

PEMBlog

I’ll make the important distinction between gastritis – which is diagnosed only via endoscopy – and dyspepsia, the term best used to describe the symptoms many patients experience. Children with respiratory conditions and chronic lung disease like asthma are more prone to GERD as well.

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You don’t need to order comprehensive viral panels for most patients

PEMBlog

Messaging for patients and families When children have a viral respiratory illness, it is usually pretty self evident based on their symptoms e.g. runny nose, cough, congestion. Establishing benchmarks for the hospitalized care of children with asthma, bronchiolitis, and pneumonia. Hosp Pediatr. Pediatrics.

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The association of medical and vaccination history with the development of long COVID [Big data]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population Studied: Adults age 18 or greater who answered questions regarding whether they had ever been diagnosed with COVID-19 or had tested COVID positive. Study Design and Analysis: Cross-sectional study of adults in the 2022 National Health Interview Survey. Dataset: 2022 NHIS. Intervention: None. Of those, 17.6%