Interpreting Spirometry
The ability to accurately obtain and interpret spirometry is essential for physicians caring for patients with asthma and inflammatory disease of the airway. This article reviews the basic equipment, setting,…
Asthma Diagnosis in Otolaryngology Practice
Pulmonary function testing is an important diagnostic modality in the workup of patients suspected of having asthma. It is also valuable for monitoring response to treatment in patients initiated and…
What is Asthma? Pathophysiology, Demographics, and Health Care Costs
Asthma is an obstructive pulmonary disorder with exacerbations characterized by symptoms of shortness of breath, cough, chest tightness, and/or wheezing. Symptoms are caused by chronic airway inflammation. There are multiple…
Why Otolaryngologists and Asthma Are a Good Match
Consideration of the unified airway model when managing patients with rhinitis and or asthma allows a more comprehensive care plan and therefore improved patient outcomes. Asthma is linked to rhinitis…
Doc, I Can’t Breathe!
Karen H. Calhoun, MD, FACS, FAAOA, Editor As otolaryngologists, we are trained to think, first, of surgical airway emergencies requiring tracheostomy or other urgent surgery; second, we think about nasal obstruction….
Medical Management of Adult Headache
We review the therapies for primary headache disorders: migraine, chronic migraine, tension-type headache, and cluster headache. Recommendations follow the evidence-based treatments so far as is possible with expert opinion to…
