Aaron Chidekel

Curbside Consultation in Pediatric Asthma (eBook, ePUB)

49 Clinical Questions

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Curbside Consultation in Pediatric Asthma: 49 Clinical Questions provides quick answers to the tricky questions most commonly posed during a "curbside consultation" between pediatricians.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040137758
• Artikelnr.: 70887021

Autorenporträt

Aaron S. Chidekel, MD received his medical degree from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. He completed his internship and residency in general pediatrics at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He completed fellowship training in pediatric respiratory medicine in the Section of Respiratory Medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine. After completing his training, Dr. Chidekel moved to the Nemours at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware. He is currently Chief of the Division of Pulmonology at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children and Director of the Sleep Medicine and Cystic Fibrosis Programs as well. He is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Chidekel has authored numerous scientific papers and abstracts in various aspects of clinical and basic research related to pediatric pulmonary medicine. He has contributed chapters to several textbooks and has served as a reviewer for many prestigious journals as well. He is a fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics and has been active as an officer and board member of the Delaware Chapter, and is a member of the American Thoracic Society and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents Dedication Acknowledgments About the Editor Contributing Authors Preface Foreword by Gabriel G. Haddad
MD Section I Asthma Epidemiology Question 1 How Big of a Problem Is Childhood Asthma? Robert A. Heinle
MD Question 2 Who Is at Risk for Developing Asthma? Robert A. Heinle
MD Question 3 Which Groups of Children Are Most Impacted by Childhood Asthma? Robert A. Heinle
MD Question 4 The Asthma of Most of My Patients Seems Very Mild. Do Children Really Die From Asthma? Robert A. Heinle
MD Question 5 Do Children Outgrow Asthma? What Is the Evolution of Asthma Throughout Childhood? Robert A. Heinle
MD Section II Asthma Pathophysiology Question 6 What Causes Asthma? Is It Due to Genes
the Environment
Infection
or Some Combination of These? Kather.ine A. King
MD Question 7 What Is the Role of Airway Inflammation in Asthma? Katherine A. King
MD Question 8 What Is the Differential Diagnosis of Pediatric Asthma? Natalie M. Hayes
DO Question 9 How Do I Know It Is Asthma That Is Causing My Patient's Symptoms? Anita Bhandari
MD Section III Asthma Therapy Question 10 What Are the Common Classes of Asthma Medication and How Do They Work? Lisa Forbes
MD and Jonathan M. Spergel
MD
PhD Question 11 What Is the Role of Immunotherapy or Allergy Shots in Managing Asthma? Lisa Forbes
MD and Jonathan M. Spergel
MD
PhD Question 12 What Other Medications Might I Use to Treat My Patients With Asthma? Lisa Forbes
MD and Jonathan M. Spergel
MD
PhD Question 13 Do Any Alternative Therapies for Asthma Have Proven Efficacy? Natalie M. Hayes
DO Question 14 What Medication Delivery Devices Are Used in the Medical Management of Asthma and How Do They Work? David E. Geller.
MD Section IV Environmental Influences Question 15 What Are the Most Important Allergic Asthma Triggers? Stephen J. McGeady
MD Question 16 Is Environmental Tobacco Smoke Really That Bad for My Patients With Asthma? Aaron S. Chidekel
MD and Sheela Raikar.
MD Question 17 What Is the Role of Viral Infections in Pediatric Asthma? Joel D. Klein
MD
FAAP and Jennifer. LeComte
DO Question 18 Are There Other Infections That Are Important? Joel D. Klein
MD
FAAP and Jennifer. LeComte
DO Question 19 What Do Patients With Asthma Need to Know About Environmental Control
and What Is the Evidence to Support These Instructions? Stephen J. McGeady
MD Section V Asthma Outpatient Question 20 How Is Asthma Diagnosed in Infancy and Childhood? Alia Bazzy-Asaad
MD Question 21 I Am a Busy Pediatrician. How Can I Integrate Effective Asthma Management Into My Practice? Amy Renwick
MD Question 22 What Are the Most Current Asthma Guidelines From the National Institutes of Health and What Do I Need to Know About Them? Alia Bazzy-Asaad
MD Question 23 What Is an Asthma Action Plan and How Can One Be Individualized for My Patients? Aaron S. Chidekel
MD Question 24 What Is Exercise-Induced Asthma? Brad Bley
DO
CSCS and Aaron S. Chidekel
MD Question 25 What Is Nocturnal Asthma? Holger Link
MD Question 26 My Patient's Asthma Is Not Getting Better. What Treatment Options Do I Have? Anita Bhandari
MD Question 27 How Should I Deal With Asthma Exacerbations in My Office? Amy Renwick
MD Question 28 How Can I Deal With Asthma Symptoms Over the Telephone Safely and Effectively? Concettina (Tina) Tolomeo DNP
APRN
FNP-BC
AE-C Question 29 What Is Intermittent Asthma? Aaron S. Chidekel
MD Question 30 What Is Persistent Asthma? Aaron S. Chidekel
MD Question 31 How Is Exercise-Induced Asthma Diagnosed and Treated? Brad Bley
DO
CSCS and Aaron S. Chidekel
MD Section VI Asthma Emergency and Inpatient Care Question 32 What Is Status Asthmaticus? Who Is At Risk for It and What Are Its Causes? Jonathan E. Bennett
MD and Aaron S. Chidekel
MD Question 33 How Should a Child Who Presents to the Emergency Room With Wheezing Be Assessed and Treated? Jonathan E. Bennett
MD Question 34 What Are Some Respiratory Emergencies That Can Present Like Asthma? Jonathan E. Bennett
MD Question 35 Which Patients With Asthma in the Emergency Department Need to Be Admitted to the Hospital? Jonathan E. Bennett
MD and Aaron S. Chidekel
MD Section VII Asthma Education Question 36 What Is the Standard Practice When a Patient With an Acute Exacerbation Is Admitted to the Hospital? Lisa B. Zaoutis
MD Question 37 When Is My Patient With Asthma Ready to Go Home? Aaron S. Chidekel
MD Question 38 What Do the Parents of My Patients Need to Know About Asthma and Its Management? Concettina (Tina) Tolomeo DNP
APRN
FNP-BC
AE-C Question 39 What Are Some Strategies to Enhance Asthma Education in My Practice? Concettina (Tina) Tolomeo DNP
APRN
FNP-BC
AE-C Question 40 What Education Should Be Provided to All Parents of Children With Asthma to Help With Day-to-Day Management? Concettina (Tina) Tolomeo DNP
APRN
FNP-BC
AE-C Section VIII Asthma Testing Question 41 What Is the Role of Pulmonary Function Testing in Asthma? What Testing Should Be Ordered and When? Daniel J. Weiner.
MD Question 42 Is Office-Based Spirometry Possible? How Do I Interpret the Results? Daniel J. Weiner.
MD Question 43 What Other Tests Will My Patient With Asthma Need? Natalie M. Hayes
DO Section IX Other Management Pearls Question 44 Why Is the Influenza Vaccine So Important for the Patient Who Is Diagnosed With Asthma and What Other Vaccines Do My Patients Need? Joel D. Klein
MD
FAAP and Jennifer. LeComte
DO Question 45 What Is the Role of the Upper Airway in Asthma and How Big of a Problem Is Sinusitis and Allergic Rhinitis? Stephen J. McGeady
MD Question 46 How Many Chest X-Rays Are Enough? When Should I Order Imaging Studies and Which Studies Should Be Done? Julie Ryu
MD Question 47 How Can I Maximize Patient Adherence to Therapy? Concettina (Tina) Tolomeo DNP
APRN
FNP-BC
AE-C Question 48 Are There Particular Asthma Outcomes or Quality Indicators of Which I Need to Be Aware? Gabriela Ramirez-Garnica
PhD
MPH Question 49 Which of My Patients With Asthma Should See a Subspecialist? Aaron S. Chidekel
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