NICE releases new quality standard for bronchiolitis in children
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has issued a new quality standard to reduce child hospital admissions for bronchiolitis
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Source: Management in Practice - June 23, 2016 Category: Practice Management Authors: Kimberley Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Patients Latest News Source Type: news
NICE urges GPs to restrict antibiotics for bronchiolitis and promote self care
GPs should arm parents with information so they can self care at home for babies with bronchiolitis, NICE has said in new guidance, which also calls for a crackdown on inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for the viral illness. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - June 23, 2016 Category: Primary Care Tags: 15.8 Respiratory Problems Source Type: news
GPs welcome NICE advice on bronchiolitis in children
Guidance should help cut antibiotic prescribingRelated items from OnMedicaGPs slash total antibiotic scrips by over 7% in a yearPoint-of-care diagnostics needed to curb antimicrobial resistanceA fifth of children with persistent cough have whooping cough (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 22, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Lung disease in smokers who don’t have COPD
This study affirms that these people can experience serious health consequences, even without COPD. This finding also brings into question how we should classify chronic respiratory disease. So far, we haven’t determined a way of classifying those who have symptoms but don’t quite meet the usual criteria for COPD, and we also don’t have much data or guidance on how best to treat them.
In the meantime, quitting smoking remains the best way to lower your chances of getting COPD — and the best way to lessen any respiratory symptoms you’re having. Most smokers who stop will feel better, with less cough and mu...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - June 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Wynne Armand, MD Tags: Health Lung disease Smoking cessation COPD Source Type: news
One in six children hospitalized for lung inflammation positive for marijuana exposure
A new study found that one in six infants and toddlers admitted to a Colorado hospital with coughing, wheezing and other symptoms of bronchiolitis tested positive for marijuana exposure. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 30, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
One in six children hospitalized for lung inflammation positive for marijuana exposure
(American Academy of Pediatrics) A new study to be presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2016 Meeting found that one in six infants and toddlers admitted to a Colorado hospital with coughing, wheezing and other symptoms of bronchiolitis tested positive for marijuana exposure. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - April 30, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Acute viral bronchiolitis hospital stay not shortened by hypertonic saline
The results of two previously published meta-analyses supporting a shortening of hospital length of stay following the use of hypertonic saline in infants with acute viral bronchiolitis are... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 28, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Bronchiolitis After the ED: Should We Worry About O2 Saturation? Bronchiolitis After the ED: Should We Worry About O2 Saturation?
What happens to oxygen saturations in infants with bronchiolitis in the first 72 hours after being discharged from the emergency department, and does this influence return visits? Medscape Pediatrics (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics Viewpoint Source Type: news
Bronchiolitis Reanalysis: Hypertonic Saline Does Not Reduce LOS Bronchiolitis Reanalysis: Hypertonic Saline Does Not Reduce LOS
The new analysis found that outliers were driving previous results that came to the opposite conclusion. Experts say rethinking the oxygen saturation threshold may be the way to reduce length of stay. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - April 20, 2016 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Chest physiotherapy for acute bronchiolitis in paediatric patients between 0 and 24 months old
This Cochrane review was first published in 2005 and updated in 2007, 2012 and now 2015. Acute bronchiolitis is the leading cause of medical emergencies during winter in children younger than two years of age. Chest physiotherapy is sometimes used to assist infants in the clearance of secretions in order to decrease ventilatory effort. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Oximetry Fails to Predict Future Bronchiolitis CareOximetry Fails to Predict Future Bronchiolitis Care
Pulse oximetry does not effectively predict which infants diagnosed with bronchiolitis will return for unscheduled medical care after an emergency department discharge. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - March 12, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Pulse Oximetry: Is it Worthwhile in Infants With Bronchiolitis? (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Not an effective tool to predict subsequent return for care, researchers say (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - March 1, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Why walking by a main road is as bad for you as smoking
William Phin, six, from Whitley Bay, north of Newcastle, has obliterative bronchiolitis - which may be triggered by pollution. A lung transplant is the only cure. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Prenatal Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Bronchiolitis in InfantsPrenatal Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Bronchiolitis in Infants
A new study examines the association between tobacco smoke exposure during pregnancy and the risk for severe bronchiolitis in infants during the first year of life. Respiratory Research (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - February 19, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Why your wheezing baby may need TLC, not medication
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When a baby is sick with fever, cough, and a wheeze, it’s natural to think that what they need is medication — like an antibiotic, or one of the medications used to treat wheezing in children with asthma (such as albuterol). But it turns out that if a condition called bronchiolitis is the culprit, the best treatment is no treatment.
Bronchiolitis is a bad cold (caused by various viruses) that settles into the lungs. When it does, it leads to fever, lots of congestion, cough, and noisy or wheezy breathing. It’s incredibly common. In fact, one in five babies under 12 months ends up at the doctorâ...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - January 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Children's Health Cold and Flu Parenting wheezing Source Type: news
