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- Adolescent; Child; Cystic Fibrosis -- drug therapy; Mucociliary Clearance -- drug effects; Saline Solution (1)
- Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency -- complications; alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency -- diagnosis; Pulmonary Emphysema -- diagnosis; Pulmonary Disease (1)
- Anti-Asthmatic Agents -- therapeutic use; Asthma -- drug therapy; Bronchodilator Agents -- therapeutic use; Cholinergic Antagonists -- therapeutic use; Tiotropium Bromide -- therapeutic use (1)
- Anti-Bacterial Agents -- therapeutic use; Bronchitis -- drug therapy; Child; Child (1)
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- Asthma -- epidemiology; Bronchiolitis (1)
- Asthma -- prevention & control; Bronchial Hyperreactivity -- therapy; Bronchial Thermoplasty -- adverse effects (1)
- Chronic Obstructive -- diagnosis (1)
- Hypertonic -- therapeutic use; Comparative Study (1)
- Monoclonal -- therapeutic use; Bronchiolitis (1)
- Preschool; Pelargonium; Phytotherapy; Plant Extracts -- therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome; Comparative Study (1)
- Viral -- complications; Infant; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections -- complications; Risk Factors (1)
- Viral -- prevention & control; Child; Infant; Palivizumab -- therapeutic use; Respiratory Sounds; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections -- complications (1)
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Full-Text Articles in Respiratory Tract Diseases
Alpha-1 Deficiency: Better Detection May Improve Outcomes For Copd Patients, Angela Schuster
Alpha-1 Deficiency: Better Detection May Improve Outcomes For Copd Patients, Angela Schuster
Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a genetic disorder that results in debilitating illnesses like: emphysema, COPD, liver disease, and panniculitis. AATD is highly under-diagnosed based on epidemiologic and population studies that suggest that fewer than 10% of the 60,000-100,000 individuals in the U.S. suspected to have severely deficient alleles have been identified ( Rahaghi et al., 2012). This study examines strategies aimed at improving detection of AATD. The findings indicate that utilizing flags to alert providers of the need for AATD testing initiated by RTs or automated within EMR systems are effective strategies for increasing testing rates and potentially improving …
Effectiveness And Safety Of The Bronchial Thermoplasty Procedure, Kathy Mohammadi
Effectiveness And Safety Of The Bronchial Thermoplasty Procedure, Kathy Mohammadi
Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters
• Asthma: a heterogeneous disease characterized by chronic airway inflammation resulting in respiratory difficulty.
• Bronchial Thermoplasty (BT): a bronchoscopy procedure that delivers radiofrequency energy to the tissues of airway walls thus heating the tissue, causing ablation to reduce the mass of the airway smooth muscle (ASM), hence attenuating bronchoconstriction.
• BT was designed to decrease, de-bulk or partially eliminate excess smooth muscle tissue in the distal airways, with a subsequent decrease in the number of severe asthma attacks.
• BT is an alternative treatment for patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma in which the airway smooth muscle is eliminated using …
The Addition Of Tiotropium In Uncontrolled Asthma, Kathryn Gray
The Addition Of Tiotropium In Uncontrolled Asthma, Kathryn Gray
Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters
• Many patients with asthma have poorly controlled disease despite the use of both an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) and a long acting beta agonist (LABA).
• The review explored several studies that compared the addition of tiotropium to patients with uncontrolled asthma currently using both a ICA and a LABA to determine if further symptom reduction is obtained along with reduction of exacerbations
• It was found that patients with poorly controlled asthma will benefit from the addition of tiotropium to the current medication regimen of an ICS and a LABA. Tiotropium offers providers an additional disease controlling option in …
Increased Incidence Of Asthma After Previous Infantile Rsv Bronchiolitis Infection, Ellen Adelia Doebler
Increased Incidence Of Asthma After Previous Infantile Rsv Bronchiolitis Infection, Ellen Adelia Doebler
Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a very common infection in children less than two years of age.
• Asthma is a common respiratory disease in childhood, which may cause frequent hospitalizations.
• The purpose of this study is to determine if infants previously diagnosed with RSV bronchiolitis have an increased incidence of asthma diagnosis compared to infants not diagnosed with RSV.
• The literature review examines correlation studies of both disease processes and explores incidence of asthma in patients previously diagnosed with Respiratory Syncytial Virus bronchiolitis.
• Individuals previously diagnosed with Respiratory Syncytial Virus bronchiolitis have a higher risk …
Hypertonic Saline Therapy In Cystic Fibrosis, Idil Mohamed
Hypertonic Saline Therapy In Cystic Fibrosis, Idil Mohamed
Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters
Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder that severely affects the lungs as well as other organs in the body. The pathophysiology of cystic fibrosis lung disease involves the production of thick and sticky mucus that accumulates leading to obstruction and inflammation of the airways. This disease is characterized by abnormal transport of sodium and chloride across an epithelium by defective genes, resulting in thick mucus secretions.
Nebulized hypertonic saline (3% NaCl) improves mucociliary clearance through rehydration of the airway surface liquid of the lungs. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of nebulized hypertonic saline …
Palivizumab Administration Decreases Recurrent Wheeze, Shelly Daniels
Palivizumab Administration Decreases Recurrent Wheeze, Shelly Daniels
Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters
Children who have been infected with Respiratory Syncytial Virus have a higher incidence of wheeze-associated clinic visits and hospitalizations compared to children without previous RSV exposure. The purpose of this study is to determine if palivizumab, an immunoglobulin injection used to prevent RSV infections, can decrease the incidence of recurrent wheezing in children. The review of literature will follow male and female children from infancy to age 13 who were treated with palivizumab and compare these children to patients with similar demographics that were not treated with palivizumab to determine if there is any difference in incidence of wheezing. The …
Treatment Of Acute Bronchitis In Children With Pelargonium Sidoides, Amber Houge
Treatment Of Acute Bronchitis In Children With Pelargonium Sidoides, Amber Houge
Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters
Bronchitis is one of the most common acute infections affecting pediatric patients. Most cases are caused by viral infections, do not respond to antibiotic therapy, and can take up to 14 days to resolve with supportive therapy. The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of Pelargonium Sidoides (Umcka™, EPs 7630) extract will decrease the duration and severity of symptoms from acute bronchitis in the pediatric population. Pelargonium Sidoides abstract is an extract of an African Geranium that has been used in traditional medicine for centuries. The review of the literature will evaluate multiple randomized controlled trials …