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Ted Kremer - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Brian P O'sullivan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Jan V Hirschmann - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • primary care of the Patient with Asthma
    Medical Clinics of North America, 2015
    Co-Authors: Michael J Lenaeus, Jan V Hirschmann
    Abstract:

    Obstructive lung disease includes Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Because a previous issue of Medical Clinics of North America (2012;96[4]) was devoted to COPD, this article focuses on Asthma in adults, and addresses some topics about COPD not addressed previously. Asthma is a heterogeneous disease marked by variable airflow obstruction and bronchial hyperreactivity. Onset is most common in early childhood, although many people develop Asthma later in life. Adult-onset Asthma presents a particular challenge in the primary care clinic because of incomplete understanding of the disorder, underreporting of symptoms, underdiagnosis, inadequate treatment, and high rate of comorbidity.

Michael Dulin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Obesity and Asthma: pathophysiology and implications for diagnosis and management in primary care.
    Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood N.J.), 2014
    Co-Authors: Sveta Mohanan, Hazel Tapp, Andrew Mcwilliams, Michael Dulin
    Abstract:

    The effects of obesity on Asthma diagnosis, control, and exacerbation severity are increasingly recognized; however, the underlying pathophysiology of this association is poorly understood. Mainstream clinical practice has yet to adopt aggressive management of obesity as a modifiable risk factor in Asthma care, as is the case with a risk factor like tobacco or allergen exposure. This review summarizes existing data that support the pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying the association between obesity and Asthma, as well as the current and future state of treatment for the obese Patient with Asthma. Our review suggests that evidence of chronic inflammatory response linking obesity and Asthma indicates a need to address obesity during Asthma management, possibly using Patient-centered approaches such as shared decision making. There is a need for research to better understand the mechanisms of Asthma in the obese Patient and to develop new therapies specifically targeted to this unique Patient population.

Robert G Zwerdling - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.