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Nurse Practitioner December 2010 Kathy J. Morris	Management of Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm in Adolescents with Asthma Collaboration between the nurse practitioner and adolescent is essential to develop an asthma management plan that will provide for optimal physical activity and prevent asthma exacerbations while exercising.
Nurse Practitioner April 2010 Benninger & McCallister	Asthma in pregnancy: Reading between the lines Asthma is one of the most common, chronic medical conditions that can complicate pregnancy, affecting between 4% and 8% of this population.
American Family Physician September 1, 2004 Matthew Mintz	Asthma Update: Part I. Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Prevention of Disease Progression The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Expert Panel has updated its clinical guidelines on asthma medications, prevention of disease progression, and patient self-management.
American Family Physician April 1, 2001 James P. Kemp & Judith A. Kemp	Management of Asthma in Children The prevalence of asthma in children has increased 160 percent since 1980, and the disease currently affects nearly 5 million children in the United States...
American Journal of Nursing March 2012 Corbridge et al.	An Evidence-Based Approach to COPD: Part 1 This article, the first in a two-part series on COPD, outlines current guidelines and other evidence-based recommendations on diagnosing and managing stable COPD in the outpatient setting.
American Family Physician May 15, 2005 Courtney et al.	Childhood Asthma: Treatment Update The prevalence of childhood asthma has risen significantly over the past four decades. This article summarizes the treatment of asthma in children, with an emphasis on new modalities and the results of recent studies.
American Family Physician September 15, 2004 Matthew Mintz	Asthma Update Part II. Medical Management An evidence-based approach was used to examine several key issues on appropriate medical therapy for patients with asthma. The updated guidelines clarify these issues and should alter the way physicians prescribe asthma medications.
American Family Physician March 1, 2003 James C. Higgins	The 'Crashing Asthmatic' Asthma is one of the most common chronic disorders managed by family physicians. A "crashing asthmatic" is a patient with asthma who is clinically deteriorating into respiratory failure or arrest despite initial treatment. Managing such a patient can be a major challenge.
Nursing April 2011 Smith & Tasota	Smoking Out the Dangers of COPD An overview of the guidelines for preventing, diagnosing, and treating COPD.
Nursing November 2011 Lawson & Pruitt	Issues in Obesity, Part 2: Obesity Weighs Heavily on Lung Function A look at the impact of obesity on asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and sleep apnea.
AskMen.com June 22, 2003 Mike Davison	Asthma: Are You At Risk? The recurrent and debilitating effects of asthma sometimes appear suddenly, so it is best to arm yourself with knowledge about this serious and chronic condition.
BusinessWeek November 21, 2005 Catherine Arnst	How To Manage Your Asthma Asthma sufferers can achieve near-perfect freedom from shortness of breath.
Nurse Practitioner May 2011 Chris Garvey	Best Practices in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a common, preventable, treatable, and often progressive disorder characterized by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible.
American Family Physician February 15, 2003 Sinha & David	Recognition and Management of Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm Diagnosing and treating EIB.
American Family Physician January 1, 2007 Scow et al.	Leukotriene Inhibitors in the Treatment of Allergy and Asthma Approximately one third of all prescriptions for maintenance therapy in patients with persistent asthma are for leukotriene inhibitors; however, evidence of their effectiveness compared with other treatments is mixed.
American Family Physician February 15, 2006 Dewar & Curry	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Diagnostic Considerations Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is characterized by the gradual progression of irreversible airflow obstruction and increased inflammation in the airways and lung parenchyma that is generally distinguishable from the inflammation caused by asthma.
American Family Physician December 1, 2001 Sami Youakim	Work-Related Asthma Work-related asthma is induced or incited by substances or conditions specific to the workplace. It has become the most common occupational respiratory disease in many countries...
Nurse Practitioner November 2009 Ann Marie Hart	Treatment Strategies for Cough Illnesses in Adults Adults who experience a cough for 2 or more weeks along with vomiting or an inspiratory whooping sound should be evaluated and tested for B. pertussis infection.
American Family Physician May 1, 2004 Holmes & Fadden	Evaluation of the Patient with Chronic Cough Diagnostic and treatment options for adults and children with chronic coughs.
American Family Physician August 1, 2002 German & Harper	Environmental Control of Allergic Diseases National and international guidelines for the management of asthma and allergic rhinitis include recommendations for environmental control of allergens and irritants.
Nurse Practitioner September 2008 Elizabeth Neville Regan	Diagnosing Rhinitis: Viral and Allergic Characteristics Rhinitis is a group of disorders characterized by inflammation and irritation of mucous membranes of the nose. These disorders may be infectious, allergic, or inflammatory in origin.
American Family Physician August 15, 2001 Melissa H. Hunter	COPD: Management of Acute Exacerbations and Chronic Stable Disease Outpatient management of patients with stable COPD should be directed at improving quality of life by preventing acute exacerbations, relieving symptoms and slowing the progressive deterioration of lung function...
American Family Physician August 15, 2004 Huggins & Looney	Allergen Immunotherapy The major objectives of the practice are to reduce responses to allergic triggers that precipitate symptoms in the short term and to decrease inflammatory response and prevent development of persistent disease in the long term.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2007 Brian Orelli	Guidelines to Stop the Wheezing Investors, new asthma guidelines will affect some drug makers. The FDA isn't the only organization that affects how well drugs do in the marketplace.
American Family Physician April 15, 2005 Karnani, Reisfield & Wilson	Evaluation of Chronic Dyspnea Chronic dyspnea is defined as dyspnea lasting more than one month. Information is presented on diagnosis, assessment and treatment for chronic dyspnea.
American Family Physician March 1, 2004 Barreiro & Perillo	An Approach to Interpreting Spirometry Spirometry is a powerful tool that can be used to detect, follow, and manage patients with lung disorders. Technology advancements have made spirometry much more reliable and relatively simple to incorporate into a routine office visit.
Nursing August 2008 Bill Pruitt	Loosening the Bonds of Restrictive Lung Disease Find out about restrictive lung disease and how to help your patient.
American Journal of Nursing July 2011 Brodkey et al.	Living Well with Multiple Sclerosis Improvements in magnetic resonance imaging and the advent of disease-modifying therapies in the past 15 years have changed the diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis
American Journal of Nursing June 2008 Hart et al.	Acute Respiratory Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance It is important that nurses understand antimicrobial resistance and learn how to help patients, family members, and friends manage acute respiratory infections appropriately.
Nursing April 2012 Elliott et al.	Managing alcohol withdrawal in hospitalized patients A focused nursing assessment is critical in identifying the potential for alcohol withdrawal symptoms in all hospitalized patients. This article discusses how to assess patients at risk and how to use these assessment findings as a basis for nursing interventions.
American Journal of Nursing October 2005 Charlotte Thomas-Hawkins	Self-Management of Chronic Kidney Disease Effective management of this disease requires the patient to be the principal illness manager and this skill requires the nurses guidance and support.
American Family Physician July 15, 2004 Wu & Schiff	Sarcoidosis This systemic granulomatous disease of unknown cause predominately affects young and middle-aged adults. Diagnosis is based on clinicoradiologic findings plus histologic evidence of noncaseating epithelioid granulomas, and exclusion of other granulomatous diseases.
Nurse Practitioner September 2010 Moloney & Cranwell-Bruce	Pharmacological Management of Migraine Headaches Migraine is one of the top 20 causes of disability worldwide, occurring in 17.6% of women and 5.7% of men
American Family Physician January 15, 2005 Liya Davydov	STEPS - New Drug Reviews Omalizumab is an immunomodulatory therapy for the control of symptoms in patients with moderate to severe allergic asthma uncontrolled with conventional therapy.
American Family Physician November 1, 2003 Zoorob & Campbell	Acute Dyspnea in the Office Shortness of breath, or dyspnea, is a common problem in the outpatient primary care setting. Establishing a diagnosis can be challenging because dyspnea appears in multiple diagnostic categories. Underlying disorders range from the relatively simple to the more serious.
American Family Physician December 1, 2000 Norman J. Montalto	Updated Treatment for Influenza A and B The prevention of influenza is best accomplished with a broad-based immunization program...
Nursing June 2010 Daniel A. Hussar	New drugs 2010, part 2 In this article, you'll learn about 14 recently marketed new drugs.
American Family Physician March 15, 2004	Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome The spectrum of alcohol withdrawal symptoms ranges from such minor symptoms as insomnia and tremulousness to severe complications such as withdrawal seizures and delirium tremens. This article covers evaluation and treatment of the patient.
Nursing November 2011 Jeanne Held-Warmkessel	Taming Three High-Risk Chemotherapy Complications A review of three common chemotherapy-associated complications that can be serious enough to require hospitalization: febrile neutropenia, chemotherapy-related nephrotoxicity, and chemotherapy-related enterotoxicity.
American Family Physician October 1, 2006 Susan Louisa Montauk	The Homeless in America: Adapting Your Practice In 2004, the National Guidelines Clearinghouse placed eight guidelines from the National Health Care for the Homeless Council on its Web site. Seven of the guidelines are on specific disease processes and one is on general care.
American Family Physician May 15, 2002 Doug Knutson & Chad Braun	Diagnosis and Management of Acute Bronchitis Acute bronchitis is one of the top 10 conditions for which patients seek medical care. Because acute bronchitis most often has a viral cause, symptomatic treatment with protussives, antitussives, or bronchodilators is appropriate...
Nurse Practitioner August 2011 Davis et al.	Supportive approaches for Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease accounts for almost 80% of all dementia diagnoses. Currently, more than 5 million Americans suffer from this debilitating illness, with the highest prevalence in the oldest age groups.
American Family Physician July 15, 2000 Mitchell S. King	Preoperative Evaluation The purpose of a preoperative evaluation is not to "clear" patients for elective surgery, but rather to evaluate and, if necessary, implement measures to prepare higher risk patients for surgery...
American Family Physician February 1, 2005 Richard D. Blondell	Ambulatory Detoxification of Patients with Alcohol Dependence An appropriate candidate for outpatient detoxification should have arrangements to start an alcohol treatment program and a responsible support person who can monitor progress, and should not have significant, acute, comorbid conditions or risk factors for severe withdrawal.
American Family Physician October 1, 2003 Angela W. Tang	A Practical Guide to Anaphylaxis Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening reaction with respiratory, cardiovascular, cutaneous, or gastrointestinal manifestations resulting from exposure to an offending agent, usually a food, insect sting, medication, or physical factor.
American Family Physician April 1, 2001	Take Control of Your Asthma What is asthma?... How can I control my asthma?...
Nursing February 2009 Daniel A. Hussar	New Drugs 09: Part 1 Learn about 10 new drugs, including nebivolol HCl, the newest beta-adrenergic blocking agent for hypertension.
Nursing June 2011 Daniel A. Hussar	New Drugs 2011: Part 2 In this article, you'll learn about seven recently approved drugs, including: fingolimod hydrochloride, an oral drug indicated to treat patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis.
American Family Physician February 1, 2004 Lyle D. Victor	Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Primary Care Patients' symptoms and the frequency of respiratory events on laboratory testing are important factors in determining the severity of disease.
American Family Physician August 15, 2002 James T. Li	Allergy Testing Allergic diseases are among the most common medical problems encountered in ambulatory practice. Allergy testing can help the physician determine if a patient's problem is caused by an allergy and identify the specific problem allergens.