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Mayo Clinic: Test can help diagnose asthma; antibiotics usually not needed to …
Huntington Beach Independent DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've had a cough and some wheezing that won't go away. My doctor suspects asthma and ordered an exhaled nitric oxide test. Can you tell me more about this test? ANSWER: Asthma is usually diagnosed based on symptoms, … |
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Handheld Device Can Diagnose Asthma With One Drop of Blood
Lung Disease News In asthmatic patients, Neutrophils migrate to the lungs when other cells of the immune system within the lung tissue become stimulated and begin to release type of proteins called chemokines. The new handheld device is a microfluidic device that … |
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Occupational Asthma Remains Difficult to Diagnose
Medscape Occupational asthma, also known as irritant-induced asthma (IIA), remains difficult to diagnose and manage, according to a statement from the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. The statement, published online July 4 and in the … |
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KSAT San Antonio |
New technology helps diagnose, manage asthma
KSAT San Antonio Doctors at Texas Regional Asthma & Allergy Center in San Antonio are now using fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) to help detect if a person is at high risk for an asthma attack. During the spring months, allergic asthma cases will be on the rise … |
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New test to diagnose asthma developed at UW-Madison
WXOW.com One of the researchers, David Beebe, with the UW-Madison Biomedical Engineering Department, said asthma remains a difficult disorder to accurately diagnose. He says test currently consist of a series of clinical tests. Now using just a single drop of … |
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New Test Could Diagnose Asthma With A Single Drop Of Blood
Popular Science While some symptoms of asthma, like wheezing, are obvious, a diagnosis of asthma is not always clear cut, especially if they don't occur when patients are with their doctors, and involve trials of lung function and tests for allergies. But one new test … |
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 Toronto Star |
New guidelines help doctors diagnose heart failure in children
Toronto Star A child with shortness of breath, rapid heart rate and some coughing may be suffering not from asthma but from heart failure. That's according to new guidelines aimed at helping frontline doctors recognize pediatric heart failure that were issued … Children's heart failure may be overlooked in ER New guidelines help doctors spot potentially deadly heart failure in children New pediatric heart failure guidelines a first in Canada |
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Procalcitonin vs Clinical and Chest Film Findings to Diagnose Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Patients With Acute Asthma or Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Bronchitis.
Chest. 2011 Dec;140(6):1667-8
Authors: Cunha BA
PMID: 22147830 [PubMed – in process]
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How to Diagnose Asthma
NewsMax.com An affirmative answer to these questions indicates a possible asthma diagnosis. To make a correct diagnosis, the patient's medical history must be evaluated by a medical professional and a relevant physical examination must be conducted. … |
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Four novel biomarkers that may help diagnose asthma, COPD identified
Sify Researchers in Australia have identified four novel biomarkers that may aid in the diagnosis and management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). According to a study the biomarkers may be used in different combinations to … New Technique May Help Diagnose Asthma, COPD Biomarker Panel Identifies Asthma, COPD Researchers link novel biomarkers to asthma and COPD |
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