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Status Asthmaticus

eMedicine — Overview: Status asthmaticus is a medical emergency in which asthma symptoms are refractory to initial bronchodilator therapy in the emergency department. Patients report chest tightness, rapidly progressive shortness of breath, dry cough, and ...More…
Soy Protein Intolerance

eMedicine — Overview: Soy-based formulas were introduced in infant nutrition 80 years ago, when their use was recommended for the treatment of summer diarrhea. Seventy years ago, the use of soy-based formulas was extended to the treatment of cow's ...More…
Protein Intolerance

eMedicine — Overview: Many food proteins can act as antigens in humans. Cow's milk proteins are most frequently implicated as a cause of food intolerance during infancy. Soybean protein ranks second as an antigen in the first months of ... Many food proteins ...More…
More on Pharyngitis

eMedicine — Overview: Pharyngitis is defined as an infection or irritation of the pharynx and/or tonsils. The etiology is usually infectious, with 40-60% of cases being of viral origin and 5-40% of cases being of bacterial origin. Other causes ... Resident ...More…
Pediatric Sinusitis, Medical Treatment

eMedicine — Overview: Pediatric sinusitis is a common problem treated by primary care physicians and otolaryngologists. Although this disorder has been addressed for many centuries, full appreciation for its scope, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and ...More…
Paul A Janson, MD,

eMedicine — Overview: In the United States alone, anaphylaxis accounts for approximately 500 deaths each year and significant morbidity. Hymenoptera envenomation is a major contributor to these statistics. The order Hymenoptera includes bees, hornets, wasps, ...More…
Farmer's Lung

eMedicine — Overview: Farmer's lung is a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, also known as extrinsic allergic alveolitis, is an immunologically mediated inflammatory disease of the lung involving the terminal airways. The ...More…
Eosinophilic Ulcer

eMedicine — Overview: Ulcerations of the oral mucosa are relatively common clinical findings. Oral ulcers may be related to the following: Trauma (eg, physical, chemical, thermal)Aphthous stomatitisInfectious agents (eg, viral, bacterial, fungal, ...More…
Botanical Dermatology

eMedicine — Overview: BackgroundPlant-induced contact dermatitis is divided into 5 major categories. These include allergic sensitization, mechanical irritation, chemical irritation, contact urticaria (immunologic or toxin mediated), and photosensitization ...More…
Bites, Insects

eMedicine — Overview: Insects comprise the most diverse and numerous class of the animal kingdom, Insecta. Human contact with insects is unavoidable. Exposure to biting, stinging, or urticating insects, or to their feces or remains, can range in severity ...More…
A paper wasp (Randy Park, MD)

eMedicine — Overview: Hymenoptera stings account for more deaths in the United States than any other envenomation. The order Hymenoptera includes Apis species, ie, bees (European, African), vespids (wasps, yellow jackets, hornets), and ants. Although most ...More…
Asthma and Sinusitis

eMedicine — Overview: In the United States, 35 million people have sinus problems, and 20 million people have asthma. Physicians know that a sinus infection can substantially contribute to the frequency and severity of asthma attacks. This article outlines ...More…

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