Asthmaniac: Bringing patients the facts of asthma control.
Timothy Ryschon, MD
26 episodes
1 month ago
Asthma care is fragmented and inconsistent in the U.S., landing patients in the ER far too often. Asthmaniac delivers asthma education designed to engage patients in asthma self-management and patient-directed care that meets their needs. Take a deep breath and dig in at https://asthmaniac.com!
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Asthma care is fragmented and inconsistent in the U.S., landing patients in the ER far too often. Asthmaniac delivers asthma education designed to engage patients in asthma self-management and patient-directed care that meets their needs. Take a deep breath and dig in at https://asthmaniac.com!
Do You Need an Asthma Controller Medication? Do You Need an Asthma Controller Medication?
Asthmaniac: Bringing patients the facts of asthma control.
2 minutes 26 seconds
5 months ago
Do You Need an Asthma Controller Medication? Do You Need an Asthma Controller Medication?
* Asthma controllers are medications that “control” the underlying inflammation in your breathing tubes.
* Inhaled corticosteroids are the most common type of medicine used for this purpose.
* In order for corticosteroids to work, they have to be inhaled deep into the breathing tubes twice daily.
* A new class of drugs has been developed to control inflammation: they are called biologics and are injected weekly or monthly into the skin of your abdomen.
Asthmaniac: Bringing patients the facts of asthma control.
Asthma care is fragmented and inconsistent in the U.S., landing patients in the ER far too often. Asthmaniac delivers asthma education designed to engage patients in asthma self-management and patient-directed care that meets their needs. Take a deep breath and dig in at https://asthmaniac.com!
