Asthma
July 1, 2008
Concern About Psychotropic Drugs and Foster Kids
Concern is on the rise about psychotropic medications—especially atypical antipsychotics—given to foster children covered under Medicaid. Two state Medicaid officials and a representative of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) spoke at hearings of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Income... More »
July 1, 2008
Washington Report -- July 2008
Concern is on the rise about psychotropic medications—especially atypical antipsychotics—given to foster children covered under Medicaid. Two state Medicaid officials and a representative of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) spoke at hearings of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Income... More »
June 1, 2008
Assess Asthma Control by Albuterol Use
One way to determine whether a patient's asthma is well controlled is to inquire about the frequency of rescue treatments with an albuterol metered-dose inhaler. More »
June 1, 2008
Aquagenic Urticaria
Image 1Swelling of the wrists (A) and ankles of 3 months' duration prompted a 33-year-old man to seek medical attention. The swelling was highly migratory,... More »
May 1, 2008
Washington Report -- May 2008
The March 27 announcement from the FDA that it is looking into a possible connection between Merck's biggest seller, Singulair (montelukast sodium) and suicidality once again raises questions about whether the agency is requiring close enough scrutiny during clinical trials of possible connections... More »
May 1, 2008
Boy With Frequent, Severe Unilateral Headaches
A 14-year-old boy presents with frequent severe headaches characterized by sharp, throbbing pain behind his left eye and left temple. More »
March 1, 2008
Cough and Cold Treatments for Children: Does Anything Work?
Parents of young children know that colds are extremely common, especially from fall until spring. Colds account for a large number of pediatric office visits and telephone calls—particularly during "cold season." More »
February 1, 2008
Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
An obese 61-year-old man with a history of heroin abuse was brought to the hospital after he had fallen onto his buttocks on a sidewalk. More »
February 1, 2008
Chronic Cough: Seeking the Cause and the Solution
In the vast majority of nonsmokers who are not receiving angiotensin converting-enzyme inhibitors and who have no evidence of active disease on chest radiographs, chronic cough is caused by postnasal drip syndrome (recently renamed upper airway cough syndrome [UACS]), asthma, non-asthmatic... More »
February 1, 2008
Juvenile Laryngeal Papillomatosis: An Unexpected Cause of Stridor
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