Tag: sickle
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Macrolide Therapy to Improve Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second in Adults With Sickle Cell Disease
Condition: Sickle Cell DiseaseInterventions: Drug: Azithromycin; Other: PlaceboSponsor: Vanderbilt UniversityRecruiting – verified November 2016 View full post on ClinicalTrials.gov: asthma | Studies received in the last 14 days
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Inhaled bronchodilators for acute chest syndrome in people with sickle cell disease.
Related Articles Inhaled bronchodilators for acute chest syndrome in people with sickle cell disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Aug 2;8:CD003733 Authors: Knight-Madden JM, Hambleton IR Abstract BACKGROUND: Bronchodilators are used to treat bronchial hyper-responsiveness in asthma. Bronchial hyper-responsiveness may be a component of acute chest syndrome in people with sickle cell disease. Therefore, bronchodilators…
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Goodwin dealing with Sickle Cell, asthma – wivb.com
Goodwin dealing with Sickle Cell, asthmawivb.comSince he was little, Goodwin has battled asthma, along with the sickle cell trait, which makes it difficult to breathe from time to time. “I get half the oxygen to my blood, than normal people,” said Goodwin. It is something he has to monitor …and more » View full post on…
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Respiratory syncytial virus and seasonal influenza cause similar illnesses in children with sickle cell disease.
Related Articles Respiratory syncytial virus and seasonal influenza cause similar illnesses in children with sickle cell disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2014 Jan 31; Authors: Sadreameli SC, Reller ME, Bundy DG, Casella JF, Strouse JJ Abstract BACKGROUND: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a cause of acute chest syndrome (ACS) in sickle cell disease (SCD), but its…