Asthma

In this article, Scott T. Vergano, MD, writes about 4 papers you may have missed in May 2022, including a rescue medication recommendation, differentiating Bell’s palsy from Lyme-related facial palsy,...

Prednisone is a prodrug. Prednisone is a glucocorticoid. Prednisone is a mineralocorticoid. But is prednisone a poison? What have patients taught us about prednisone?

We present a case on a 22-year-old college student with a pruritic rash on his mid-abdomen and ask you to make the diagnosis and treat the patient. Along the way, we'll provide details about the case,...

The old adage, “Not all that wheezes is asthma,” attributed to physician Chevalier Jackson (1865-1958), has never been more relevant than today, given reports that at least 30% of physicians’ asthma...

A 76-year-old man presented to the emergency department with concern for tongue swelling. The patient stated that he had awoken during the night and noticed that his tongue was swollen and that he was not...

A patient with a history of hay fever and smoking has wheezing, a productive cough, and dyspnea—it must be asthma. Or is it?

Respiratory viruses are a known trigger of pediatric asthma exacerbations, but it is not clear how their presence affects the severity of exacerbation or the response to treatment.

A 6-year-old boy presented in the emergency department with difficulty breathing and chest pain.