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3. Airway Obstruction Worsens in Young Adults with Asthma Who Become Obese

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Williams, Paul, Lasley, Mary V., Chinn, Tamara, Hinatsu, Michele, Furukawa, Clifton T., Altman, Leonard C., Virant, Frank S., Kennedy, Michael S., Tilles, Stephen, Becker, Jonathan W., Bierman, C. Warren, Crawford, Dan, DuHamel, Thomas, Eliassen, Heather, Hammond, Babi, MacLaren, Miranda, Minotti, Dominick A., Reagan, Chris, Shapiro, Gail, Sharpe, Marian, Tatum, Ashley, White, Grace, Wighton, Timothy G., Fuhlbrigge, Anne, Plunkett, Anne, Madden, Nancy, Anderson, Susan, Boehnert, Mark, Feins, Anita, Gentile, Amanda, Kandror, Natalia, MacAulay, Kelly, Sampong, Ernestina, Weiss, Scott, Torda, Walter, Tata, Martha, Babigian, Sally, Barrant, Peter, Benson, Linda, Caicedo, Jose, Calder, Tatum, Darcy, Christine, DeFilippo, Anthony, Dorsainvil, Cindy, Erickson, Julie, Fulton, Phoebe, Grace, Mary, Gilbert, Jennifer, Greineder, Dirk, Haynes, Stephanie, Higham, Margaret, Jakubowski, Deborah, Kelleher, Susan, Koslof, Jay, Mandel, Dana, Martin, Patricia, Martinez, Agnes, McAuliffe, Jean, Nakamoto, Erika, Pacella, Paola, Parks, Paula, Sagarin, Johanna, Seligsohn, Kay, Swords, Susan, Syring, Meghan, Traylor, June, Van Horn, Melissa, Wells, Carolyn, Whitman, Ann, Grasemann, Hartmut, Miki, Melody, Solomon, Melinda, Subbarao, Padmaja, MacLusky, Ian, Reisman, Joe, Levison, Henry, Hall, Anita, Benedet, Yola, Carpenter, Susan, Chay, Jennifer, Collinson, Michelle, Finlayson-Kulchin, Jane, Gore, Kenneth, Hipolito, Nina, Holmes, Noreen, Hoorntje, Erica, Klassen, Sharon, Quenneville, Joseé, Sananes, Renée, Wasson, Christine, Wilson, Margaret, Adkinson, N. Franklin, Jr., Bull, Deborah, Philips, Stephanie, Eggleston, Peyton, Huss, Karen, Plotnick, Leslie, Pulsifer, Margaret, Rand, Cynthia, Aylward, Elizabeth, Bollers, Nancy, Pessaro, Kathy, Wheeler, Barbara, Szefler, Stanley, Covar, Ronina, Nelson, Harold S., Bender, Bruce, Liu, Andrew, Sundström, D., Phillips, Melanie, White, Michael P., Gleason, Melanie, Brelsford, Kristin, Bridges, Jessyca, Ciacco, Jody, Eltz, Michael, Feeley, Jeryl, Flynn, Michael, Junk-Blanchard, Tara, Hassell, Joseph, Hefner, Marcia, Hendrickson, Caroline, Hettleman, Daniel, Irvin, Charles G., Kamada, Alan, Krawiec, Marzena, Larsen, Gary, Nimmagadda, Sai, Sandoval, Kendra, Sheridan, Jessica, Spahn, Joseph, Spears, Gayle, Washington, Trella, Willcutt, Eric, Cardona, Ivan, Carel, Kirstin, Doshi, Jayna, Hendershot, Rich, Jacobs, Jeffrey, Jain, Neal, Kang, June-ku Brian, Kruzick, Tracy, Leo, Harvey, Macomber, Beth, Malka, Jonathan, Mjaanes, Chris, Prpich, John, Stewart, Lora, Song, Ben, Tamesis, Grace, Zeiger, Robert S., Friedman, Noah, Mellon, Michael H., Schatz, Michael, Long, Terrie, Macaraeg, Travis, Christensen, Sandra, Easton, James G., Feinberg, M., Galbreath, Linda L., Gulczynski, Jennifer, Harden, Kathleen, Hansen, Ellen, Jalowayski, Al, Jenson, Elaine, Lincoln, Alan, Kaufman, Jennie, King, Shirley, Lopez, Brian, Magiari-Ene, Michaela, Mostafa, Kathleen, Moscona, Avraham, Nelle, Catherine A., Powers, Jennifer, Rodriguez, Elsa, Rodriguez, Eva, Sandoval, Karen, Wilson, Nevin W., Raissy, Hengameh H., Jacobs, Aaron, Kelly, H. William, Spicher, Mary, Batson, Christina, Harkings, Michelle, McCallum, Katie, Annett, Robert, Archibeque, Teresa, Bashir, Naim, Bereket, H. Selda, Braun, Marisa, Bush, Carrie, Bush, Shannon C., Clayton, Michael, Colon-Semidey, Angel, Devault, Sara, Esparham, Anna, Grad, Roni, Hunt, David, Larsson, Jeanne, McClelland, Sandra, McWilliams, Bennie, Montoya, Elisha, Moreshead, Margaret, Murphy, Shirley, Ortega, Barbara, Weers, David, Zayas, Jose, Strunk, Robert C., Bacharier, Leonard, Rodgers, Denise, Albers, Ellen, Belle, Gregg, Bloomberg, Gordon R., Buchanan, W. Patrick, Caesar, Mary, Corry, James M., DeMuth, Karen, Dolinsky, Marisa, Fisher, Edwin B., Gaioni, Stephen J., Glynn, Emily, Heckman, Bernadette D., Kemp, Debra, Kertz, Lila, Lawhon, Claire, Morgan, Valerie, Moseid, Cynthia, Oliver-Welker, Tina, Richardson, Diana, Ryan, Elizabeth, Sagal, Sharon, Smith, Thomas F., Sylvia, Susan, Turner, Carl, White, Deborah K., Tonascia, James, Belt, Patricia, Collins, Karen, Collison, Betty, Dodge, John, Donithan, Michele, Ewing, Cathleen, Jackson, Rosetta, May, Patrick, Meinert, Jill, Reyes, Girlie, Smith, Michael, Sternberg, Alice L., Van Natta, Mark L., Wagoner, Annette, Wilson, Laura, Wise, Robert, Yates, Katherine, Taggart, Virginia, Eggers, Lois, Kiley, James, Moore, Howard, Zheng, Gang, Albert, Paul, Hurd, Suzanne, Parker, Sydney, Randall, Pamela, Wu, Margaret, Cloutier, Michelle, Connett, John, Cuttler, Leona, Gilliland, Frank, Davis, Clarence E., Eigen, Howard, Evans, David, Kattan, Meyer, Menendez, Rogelio, Simons, F. Estelle R., Leikin, Sanford, Strunk, Robert, Adkinson, N. Franklin, Cherniack, Reuben, DuHamel, Thomas R., Meinert, Curtis L., Shapiro, Gail G., Zeiger, Robert, Colvin, Ryan, Bacharier, Leonard B., Forno, Erick, Arbelaez, Ana Maria, and Tantisira, Kelan G.

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2015
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8. Factors Associated with Persistence of Severe Asthma from Late Adolescence to Early Adulthood

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Izadi, Neema, primary, Baraghoshi, David, additional, Curran-Everett, Douglas, additional, Zeiger, Robert S., additional, Szefler, Stanley J., additional, Covar, Ronina A., additional, Williams, Paul, additional, Lasley, Mary V., additional, Chinn, Tamara, additional, Hinatsu, Michele, additional, Furukawa, Clifton T., additional, Altman, Leonard C., additional, Virant, Frank S., additional, Kennedy, Michael S., additional, Tilles, Stephen, additional, Becker, Jonathan W., additional, Bierman, C. Warren, additional, Crawford, Dan, additional, DuHamel, Thomas, additional, Eliassen, Heather, additional, Hammond, Babi, additional, MacLaren, Miranda, additional, Minotti, Dominick A., additional, Reagan, Chris, additional, Shapiro, Gail, additional, Sharpe, Marian, additional, Tatum, Ashley, additional, White, Grace, additional, Wighton, Timothy G., additional, Fuhlbrigge, Anne, additional, Plunkett, Anne, additional, Madden, Nancy, additional, Anderson, Susan, additional, Boehnert, Mark, additional, Feins, Anita, additional, Gentile, Amanda, additional, Kandror, Natalia, additional, MacAulay, Kelly, additional, Sampong, Ernestina, additional, Weiss, Scott, additional, Torda, Walter, additional, Tata, Martha, additional, Babigian, Sally, additional, Barrant, Peter, additional, Benson, Linda, additional, Caicedo, Jose, additional, Calder, Tatum, additional, Darcy, Christine, additional, DeFilippo, Anthony, additional, Dorsainvil, Cindy, additional, Erickson, Julie, additional, Fulton, Phoebe, additional, Grace, Mary, additional, Gilbert, Jennifer, additional, Greineder, Dirk, additional, Haynes, Stephanie, additional, Higham, Margaret, additional, Jakubowski, Deborah, additional, Kelleher, Susan, additional, Koslof, Jay, additional, Mandel, Dana, additional, Martin, Patricia, additional, Martinez, Agnes, additional, McAuliffe, Jean, additional, Nakamoto, Erika, additional, Pacella, Paola, additional, Parks, Paula, additional, Sagarin, Johanna, additional, Seligsohn, Kay, additional, Swords, Susan, additional, Syring, Meghan, additional, Traylor, June, additional, Van Horn, Melissa, additional, Wells, Carolyn, additional, Whitman, Ann, additional, Grasemann, Hartmut, additional, Miki, Melody, additional, Solomon, Melinda, additional, Subbarao, Padmaja, additional, MacLusky, Ian, additional, Reisman, Joe, additional, Levison, Henry, additional, Hall, Anita, additional, Benedet, Yola, additional, Carpenter, Susan, additional, Chay, Jennifer, additional, Collinson, Michelle, additional, Finlayson-Kulchin, Jane, additional, Gore, Kenneth, additional, Hipolito, Nina, additional, Holmes, Noreen, additional, Hoorntje, Erica, additional, Klassen, Sharon, additional, Quenneville, Joseé, additional, Sananes, Renée, additional, Wasson, Christine, additional, Wilson, Margaret, additional, Adkinson, N. Franklin, additional, Bull, Deborah, additional, Philips, Stephanie, additional, Eggleston, Peyton, additional, Huss, Karen, additional, Plotnick, Leslie, additional, Pulsifer, Margaret, additional, Rand, Cynthia, additional, Aylward, Elizabeth, additional, Bollers, Nancy, additional, Pessaro, Kathy, additional, Wheeler, Barbara, additional, Nelson, Harold S., additional, Bender, Bruce, additional, Liu, Andrew, additional, Sundström, D., additional, Phillips, Melanie, additional, White, Michael P., additional, Gleason, Melanie, additional, Brelsford, Kristin, additional, Bridges, Jessyca, additional, Ciacco, Jody, additional, Eltz, Michael, additional, Feeley, Jeryl, additional, Flynn, Michael, additional, Junk-Blanchard, Tara, additional, Hassell, Joseph, additional, Hefner, Marcia, additional, Hendrickson, Caroline, additional, Hettleman, Daniel, additional, Irvin, Charles G., additional, Kamada, Alan, additional, Krawiec, Marzena, additional, Larsen, Gary, additional, Nimmagadda, Sai, additional, Sandoval, Kendra, additional, Sheridan, Jessica, additional, Spahn, Joseph, additional, Spears, Gayle, additional, Washington, Trella, additional, Willcutt, Eric, additional, Carel, Kirstin, additional, Doshi, Jayna, additional, Hendershot, Rich, additional, Jacobs, Jeffrey, additional, Jain, Neal, additional, Kang, June-ku Brian, additional, Kruzick, Tracy, additional, Leo, Harvey, additional, Macomber, Beth, additional, Malka, Jonathan, additional, Mjaanes, Chris, additional, Prpich, John, additional, Stewart, Lora, additional, Song, Ben, additional, Tamesis, Grace, additional, Friedman, Noah, additional, Mellon, Michael H., additional, Schatz, Michael, additional, Long, Terrie, additional, Macaraeg, Travis, additional, Christensen, Sandra, additional, Easton, James G., additional, Feinberg, M., additional, Galbreath, Linda L., additional, Gulczynski, Jennifer, additional, Harden, Kathleen, additional, Hansen, Ellen, additional, Jalowayski, Al, additional, Jenson, Elaine, additional, Lincoln, Alan, additional, Kaufman, Jennie, additional, King, Shirley, additional, Lopez, Brian, additional, Magiari-Ene, Michaela, additional, Mostafa, Kathleen, additional, Moscona, Avraham, additional, Nelle, Catherine A., additional, Powers, Jennifer, additional, Rodriguez, Elsa, additional, Rodriguez, Eva, additional, Sandoval, Karen, additional, Wilson, Nevin W., additional, Raissy, Hengameh H., additional, Jacobs, Aaron, additional, Kelly, H. William, additional, Spicher, Mary, additional, Batson, Christina, additional, Harkings, Michelle, additional, McCallum, Katie, additional, Annett, Robert, additional, Archibeque, Teresa, additional, Bashir, Naim, additional, Bereket, H. Selda, additional, Braun, Marisa, additional, Bush, Carrie, additional, Bush, Shannon C., additional, Clayton, Michael, additional, Colon-Semidey, Angel, additional, Devault, Sara, additional, Esparham, Anna, additional, Grad, Roni, additional, Hunt, David, additional, Larsson, Jeanne, additional, McClelland, Sandra, additional, McWilliams, Bennie, additional, Montoya, Elisha, additional, Moreshead, Margaret, additional, Murphy, Shirley, additional, Ortega, Barbara, additional, Weers, David, additional, Zayas, Jose, additional, Strunk, Robert C., additional, Bacharier, Leonard, additional, Rodgers, Denise, additional, Albers, Ellen, additional, Belle, Gregg, additional, Bloomberg, Gordon R., additional, Buchanan, W. Patrick, additional, Caesar, Mary, additional, Corry, James M., additional, DeMuth, Karen, additional, Dolinsky, Marisa, additional, Fisher, Edwin B., additional, Gaioni, Stephen J., additional, Glynn, Emily, additional, Heckman, Bernadette D., additional, Kemp, Debra, additional, Kertz, Lila, additional, Lawhon, Claire, additional, Morgan, Valerie, additional, Moseid, Cynthia, additional, Oliver-Welker, Tina, additional, Richardson, Diana, additional, Ryan, Elizabeth, additional, Sagal, Sharon, additional, Smith, Thomas F., additional, Sylvia, Susan, additional, Turner, Carl, additional, White, Deborah K., additional, Tonascia, James, additional, Belt, Patricia, additional, Collins, Karen, additional, Collison, Betty, additional, Dodge, John, additional, Donithan, Michele, additional, Ewing, Cathleen, additional, Jackson, Rosetta, additional, May, Patrick, additional, Meinert, Jill, additional, Reyes, Girlie, additional, Smith, Michael, additional, Sternberg, Alice L., additional, Van Natta, Mark L., additional, Wagoner, Annette, additional, Wilson, Laura, additional, Wise, Robert, additional, Yates, Katherine, additional, Taggart, Virginia, additional, Eggers, Lois, additional, Kiley, James, additional, Moore, Howard, additional, Zheng, Gang, additional, Albert, Paul, additional, Hurd, Suzanne, additional, Parker, Sydney, additional, Randall, Pamela, additional, Wu, Margaret, additional, Cloutier, Michelle, additional, Connett, John, additional, Cuttler, Leona, additional, Gilliland, Frank, additional, Davis, Clarence E., additional, Eigen, Howard, additional, Evans, David, additional, Kattan, Meyer, additional, Menendez, Rogelio, additional, Simons, F. Estelle R., additional, Leikin, Sanford, additional, Strunk, Robert, additional, Cherniack, Reuben, additional, DuHamel, Thomas R., additional, Meinert, Curtis L., additional, Shapiro, Gail G., additional, and Zeiger, Robert, additional

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2021
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10. A guide to therapeutic interventions for rhinosinusitis in children: is it recurrent infection or underlying allergy?

Author

Virant, Frank S.

Subjects
Allergy in children -- Physiological aspects -- Diagnosis, Sinusitis -- Causes of -- Diagnosis -- Physiological aspects, Cold (Disease) in children -- Diagnosis -- Physiological aspects, Health, Diagnosis, Physiological aspects, Causes of
Abstract

ABSTRACT: Acute and chronic rhinosinusitis are among the most common clinical problems encountered by pediatric health care providers. Acute disease often presents like a 'cold that never went away.' It [...]

Published
2003

15. Immunologic defects in patients with refractory sinusitis

Author

Shapiro, Gail G., Virant, Frank S., Furukawa, Clifton T., Pierson, William E., and Bierman, C. Warren

Subjects
Sinusitis in children -- Complications, Sinusitis -- Physiological aspects, Sinusitis in children -- Causes of
Abstract

Chronic sinusitis is the long-term inflammation of the sinuses, the passages connected to the nasal cavities. These nasal sinuses are involved in warming, moistening, and filtering inhaled air. Blood levels of IgG (an antibody) and response to Haemophilus influenzae and pneumococcal vaccines were assessed in 61 children with chronic sinusitis. Some of the patients also had recurrent otitis media (inflammation of the middle ear), chronic pneumonia, or asthma. Five patients had increased levels of IgE, an immune protein produced by the respiratory and intestinal tracts that increases in patients with allergies. Twenty-two patients were sensitive to environmental inhalants. These findings suggested that these patients had an allergic component to their illness. Twelve patients were sensitive to environmental allergens, possibly indicating an inherited allergy. Ig levels were low in 11 patients, and vaccine response was poor in 17 patients, whereas six patients had both a poor vaccine response and low Ig levels. (Consumer Summary produced by Reliance Medical Information, Inc.)

Published
1991

27. Airway Obstruction Worsens in Young Adults with Asthma Who Become Obese

Author

Strunk, Robert C., primary, Colvin, Ryan, additional, Bacharier, Leonard B., additional, Fuhlbrigge, Anne, additional, Forno, Erick, additional, Arbelaez, Ana Maria, additional, Tantisira, Kelan G., additional, Williams, Paul, additional, Lasley, Mary V., additional, Chinn, Tamara, additional, Hinatsu, Michele, additional, Furukawa, Clifton T., additional, Altman, Leonard C., additional, Virant, Frank S., additional, Kennedy, Michael S., additional, Tilles, Stephen, additional, Becker, Jonathan W., additional, Bierman, C. Warren, additional, Crawford, Dan, additional, DuHamel, Thomas, additional, Eliassen, Heather, additional, Hammond, Babi, additional, MacLaren, Miranda, additional, Minotti, Dominick A., additional, Reagan, Chris, additional, Shapiro, Gail, additional, Sharpe, Marian, additional, Tatum, Ashley, additional, White, Grace, additional, Wighton, Timothy G., additional, Plunkett, Anne, additional, Madden, Nancy, additional, Anderson, Susan, additional, Boehnert, Mark, additional, Feins, Anita, additional, Gentile, Amanda, additional, Kandror, Natalia, additional, MacAulay, Kelly, additional, Sampong, Ernestina, additional, Weiss, Scott, additional, Torda, Walter, additional, Tata, Martha, additional, Babigian, Sally, additional, Barrant, Peter, additional, Benson, Linda, additional, Caicedo, Jose, additional, Calder, Tatum, additional, Darcy, Christine, additional, DeFilippo, Anthony, additional, Dorsainvil, Cindy, additional, Erickson, Julie, additional, Fulton, Phoebe, additional, Grace, Mary, additional, Gilbert, Jennifer, additional, Greineder, Dirk, additional, Haynes, Stephanie, additional, Higham, Margaret, additional, Jakubowski, Deborah, additional, Kelleher, Susan, additional, Koslof, Jay, additional, Mandel, Dana, additional, Martin, Patricia, additional, Martinez, Agnes, additional, McAuliffe, Jean, additional, Nakamoto, Erika, additional, Pacella, Paola, additional, Parks, Paula, additional, Sagarin, Johanna, additional, Seligsohn, Kay, additional, Swords, Susan, additional, Syring, Meghan, additional, Traylor, June, additional, Van Horn, Melissa, additional, Wells, Carolyn, additional, Whitman, Ann, additional, Grasemann, Hartmut, additional, Miki, Melody, additional, Solomon, Melinda, additional, Subbarao, Padmaja, additional, MacLusky, Ian, additional, Reisman, Joe, additional, Levison, Henry, additional, Hall, Anita, additional, Benedet, Yola, additional, Carpenter, Susan, additional, Chay, Jennifer, additional, Collinson, Michelle, additional, Finlayson-Kulchin, Jane, additional, Gore, Kenneth, additional, Hipolito, Nina, additional, Holmes, Noreen, additional, Hoorntje, Erica, additional, Klassen, Sharon, additional, Quenneville, Joseé, additional, Sananes, Renée, additional, Wasson, Christine, additional, Wilson, Margaret, additional, Adkinson, N. Franklin, additional, Bull, Deborah, additional, Philips, Stephanie, additional, Eggleston, Peyton, additional, Huss, Karen, additional, Plotnick, Leslie, additional, Pulsifer, Margaret, additional, Rand, Cynthia, additional, Aylward, Elizabeth, additional, Bollers, Nancy, additional, Pessaro, Kathy, additional, Wheeler, Barbara, additional, Szefler, Stanley, additional, Covar, Ronina, additional, Nelson, Harold S., additional, Bender, Bruce, additional, Liu, Andrew, additional, Sundström, D., additional, Phillips, Melanie, additional, White, Michael P., additional, Gleason, Melanie, additional, Brelsford, Kristin, additional, Bridges, Jessyca, additional, Ciacco, Jody, additional, Eltz, Michael, additional, Feeley, Jeryl, additional, Flynn, Michael, additional, Junk-Blanchard, Tara, additional, Hassell, Joseph, additional, Hefner, Marcia, additional, Hendrickson, Caroline, additional, Hettleman, Daniel, additional, Irvin, Charles G., additional, Kamada, Alan, additional, Krawiec, Marzena, additional, Larsen, Gary, additional, Nimmagadda, Sai, additional, Sandoval, Kendra, additional, Sheridan, Jessica, additional, Spahn, Joseph, additional, Spears, Gayle, additional, Washington, Trella, additional, Willcutt, Eric, additional, Cardona, Ivan, additional, Carel, Kirstin, additional, Doshi, Jayna, additional, Hendershot, Rich, additional, Jacobs, Jeffrey, additional, Jain, Neal, additional, Kang, June-ku Brian, additional, Kruzick, Tracy, additional, Leo, Harvey, additional, Macomber, Beth, additional, Malka, Jonathan, additional, Mjaanes, Chris, additional, Prpich, John, additional, Stewart, Lora, additional, Song, Ben, additional, Tamesis, Grace, additional, Zeiger, Robert S., additional, Friedman, Noah, additional, Mellon, Michael H., additional, Schatz, Michael, additional, Long, Terrie, additional, Macaraeg, Travis, additional, Christensen, Sandra, additional, Easton, James G., additional, Feinberg, M., additional, Galbreath, Linda L., additional, Gulczynski, Jennifer, additional, Harden, Kathleen, additional, Hansen, Ellen, additional, Jalowayski, Al, additional, Jenson, Elaine, additional, Lincoln, Alan, additional, Kaufman, Jennie, additional, King, Shirley, additional, Lopez, Brian, additional, Magiari-Ene, Michaela, additional, Mostafa, Kathleen, additional, Moscona, Avraham, additional, Nelle, Catherine A., additional, Powers, Jennifer, additional, Rodriguez, Elsa, additional, Rodriguez, Eva, additional, Sandoval, Karen, additional, Wilson, Nevin W., additional, Raissy, Hengameh H., additional, Jacobs, Aaron, additional, Kelly, H. William, additional, Spicher, Mary, additional, Batson, Christina, additional, Harkings, Michelle, additional, McCallum, Katie, additional, Annett, Robert, additional, Archibeque, Teresa, additional, Bashir, Naim, additional, Bereket, H. Selda, additional, Braun, Marisa, additional, Bush, Carrie, additional, Bush, Shannon C., additional, Clayton, Michael, additional, Colon-Semidey, Angel, additional, Devault, Sara, additional, Esparham, Anna, additional, Grad, Roni, additional, Hunt, David, additional, Larsson, Jeanne, additional, McClelland, Sandra, additional, McWilliams, Bennie, additional, Montoya, Elisha, additional, Moreshead, Margaret, additional, Murphy, Shirley, additional, Ortega, Barbara, additional, Weers, David, additional, Zayas, Jose, additional, Strunk, Robert C., additional, Bacharier, Leonard, additional, Rodgers, Denise, additional, Albers, Ellen, additional, Belle, Gregg, additional, Bloomberg, Gordon R., additional, Buchanan, W. Patrick, additional, Caesar, Mary, additional, Corry, James M., additional, DeMuth, Karen, additional, Dolinsky, Marisa, additional, Fisher, Edwin B., additional, Gaioni, Stephen J., additional, Glynn, Emily, additional, Heckman, Bernadette D., additional, Kemp, Debra, additional, Kertz, Lila, additional, Lawhon, Claire, additional, Morgan, Valerie, additional, Moseid, Cynthia, additional, Oliver-Welker, Tina, additional, Richardson, Diana, additional, Ryan, Elizabeth, additional, Sagal, Sharon, additional, Smith, Thomas F., additional, Sylvia, Susan, additional, Turner, Carl, additional, White, Deborah K., additional, Tonascia, James, additional, Belt, Patricia, additional, Collins, Karen, additional, Collison, Betty, additional, Dodge, John, additional, Donithan, Michele, additional, Ewing, Cathleen, additional, Jackson, Rosetta, additional, May, Patrick, additional, Meinert, Jill, additional, Reyes, Girlie, additional, Smith, Michael, additional, Sternberg, Alice L., additional, Van Natta, Mark L., additional, Wagoner, Annette, additional, Wilson, Laura, additional, Wise, Robert, additional, Yates, Katherine, additional, Taggart, Virginia, additional, Eggers, Lois, additional, Kiley, James, additional, Moore, Howard, additional, Zheng, Gang, additional, Albert, Paul, additional, Hurd, Suzanne, additional, Parker, Sydney, additional, Randall, Pamela, additional, Wu, Margaret, additional, Cloutier, Michelle, additional, Connett, John, additional, Cuttler, Leona, additional, Gilliland, Frank, additional, Davis, Clarence E., additional, Eigen, Howard, additional, Evans, David, additional, Kattan, Meyer, additional, Menendez, Rogelio, additional, Simons, F. Estelle R., additional, Leikin, Sanford, additional, Strunk, Robert, additional, Cherniack, Reuben, additional, DuHamel, Thomas R., additional, Meinert, Curtis L., additional, Shapiro, Gail G., additional, and Zeiger, Robert, additional

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2015
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28. Choosing the best regimen for children with asthma: Part 2

Author

VIRANT, FRANK S. and SHAPIRO, GAIL G.

Subjects
Asthma in children -- Care and treatment, Health, Care and treatment
Abstract

Dr Virant is clinical professor of pediatrics and Dr Shapiro is clinical professor of pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle. Dr Shapiro is also a member of the [...]

Published
1999

29. Choosing the best regimen for children with asthma: Part 1

Author

VIRANT, FRANK S. and SHAPIRO, GAIL G.

Subjects
Asthma in children -- Care and treatment, Health, Care and treatment
Abstract

Dr Virant is clinical professor of pediatrics and Dr Shapiro is clinical professor of pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle. Dr Shapiro is also a member of the [...]

Published
1999

30. Effective once-daily administration of budesonide inhalation suspension by nebulizer with facemasks or mouthpieces for persistent asthma in infants and young children. (Steroid Therapy)

Author

Virant, Frank S.

Subjects
Budesonide -- Dosage and administration, Asthma -- Drug therapy, Inhaled medication -- Evaluation
Abstract

Purpose of the Study. A retrospective analysis comparing the efficacy and safety of nebulized budesonide inhalation suspension (Pulmicort Respules, AstraZeneca, Lund, Sweden) administered once daily by facemask or mouthpiece for mild persistent asthma. Study Population. A total of 359 children aged 6 months to 8 years with mild, persistent asthma. Methods. Children were randomized to receive 0.25, 0.5, or 1.0 mg budesonide inhalation suspension once daily or placebo for 12 weeks via facemask or mouthpiece. Efficacy variables included nighttime and daytime asthma symptom scores, use of breakthrough bronchodilator medications, and pulmonary function tests (in children capable of consistently performing spirometry or peak flows). Results. Changes in nighttime and daytime asthma symptom scores were not significantly different between children using facemasks and those using mouthpieces. Use of breakthrough medications and pulmonary function test results (in the subset of children able to perform them) also were not significantly different in facemask users and mouthpiece users. Conclusions. These results suggest that budesonide inhalation suspension is equally effective whether administered by facemask or mouthpiece and that young children who require the use of a facemask may be successfully treated. Reviewer's Comments. The efficacy and safety of once-daily budesonide inhalation suspension in this age group was previously reported in a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study (Kemp JP, Skoner D, Szefler SJ, et al. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 1999;83:231-239). This study retrospectively examines the data more closely and demonstrates that efficacy and safety are not dependent on whether administration is by facemask or mouthpiece. The results here provide reassuring data for clinicians treating children with persistent asthma who are too young to use mouthpieces. Similar results have also been reported for children in this age group with moderate persistent asthma (Mellon M, Leflelin J, Walton-Bowen K, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2000;162:593-598). Georgitis JW, McWilliams B, Cruz-Rivera M, Fitzpatrick S, Smith JA. Pediatr Asthma Allergy Immunol. 2001;15: 3-13, FRANK S. VIRANT, MD Seattle, [...]

Published
2002

36. The diagnosis and management of sinusitis: A practice parameter update

Author

Slavin, Raymond G., primary, Spector, Sheldon L., additional, Bernstein, I. Leonard, additional, Slavin, Raymond G., additional, Kaliner, Michael A., additional, Kennedy, David W., additional, Virant, Frank S., additional, Wald, Ellen R., additional, Khan, David A., additional, Blessing-Moore, Joann, additional, Lang, David M., additional, Nicklas, Richard A., additional, Oppenheimer, John J., additional, Portnoy, Jay M., additional, Schuller, Diane E., additional, Tilles, Stephen A., additional, Borish, Larry, additional, Nathan, Robert A., additional, Smart, Brian A., additional, and Vandewalker, Mark L., additional

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2005
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37. Pilot study of a screening questionnaire for asthma. (Diagnosis And Management)

Author

Virant, Frank S.

Abstract

Purpose of the Study. To determine the specificity, sensitivity, and feasibility of using a 2-part (child + parent questionnaire) case finding tool (Video-guided Asthma Screening for Children-School Age, VASC-SA) to identify elementary school children with asthma. Study Population. A total of 350 matched parent-child pairs Methods. As part of the VASC-SA, children and parents were both queried. The child checklist included 2 practice items and 9 items asking about asthma symptoms and diagnosis. The items were visually cued using a 10-minute videotape using split-screen vignettes, one corresponding to a no response (most children do not ...) and one to a yes response (some children ...). Three case definition algorithms were examined (all included inhaled medication, or current diagnosis, or wheeze with 0, 1, or 2 other symptoms). The VASC-SA was administered to English-speaking children in grades 1 to 4 from one school. All parents were sent a written asthma questionnaire. Positive screens were compared with diagnosis obtained from physician report or parent interview. Results. Asthma prevalence in this sample ranged from 14% to 14.9% using VASC-SA case definitions. Sensitivity for the 3 definitions ranged from 79% to 81% and specificity ranged from 94.5% to 95%. The predictive value positive ranged from 66% to 69% and predictive value negative was 97%. Concordance of child and parent reports was highest for previous asthma diagnosis and use of inhaled medication. Conclusions. The VASC-SA appears to be a promising new epidemiologic tool to facilitate asthma screening in elementary schools. Prescreening children before parents may offer a practical approach in a large, community-based population. Reviewer's Comments. The authors observed that even more restrictive definitions of asthma eg, wheeze plus 1 or 2 other symptoms, or medications, or current diagnosis did not significantly alter the sensitivity/or specificity of results (beyond simply wheezing alone, or medications, or current diagnosis). They also point out that the sensitivity and specificity of child-reported symptoms alone were low and thus inadequate without parental verification. Surprisingly, 30% of children with a parent diagnosis of asthma were unknown to the school nurse before the study. In addition, eight children (2.2%) received a new diagnosis of asthma as a result of the screening. Future longitudinal studies should include assessment of asthma severity and follow-up for those with a positive screen (to get a sense of the clinical impact of using the VASC-SA). Sockrider MM, Tortolero SR, Bartholomew LK, et al. Pediatr Asthma Allergy Immunol. 2001;15:15-24, FRANK S. VIRANT, MD Seattle, [...]

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2002

44. Discussion of risk of scuba diving in individuals with allergic and respiratory diseases

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Twarog, Frank, primary, Weiler, John M., additional, Wolf, Stanley I., additional, Barron, Roger J., additional, Lang, David M., additional, Wells, James H., additional, Zitt, Myron, additional, Virant, Frank S., additional, Katz, Roger M., additional, Banyash, Larry W., additional, Wolk, Melvyn H., additional, Orfan, Nicholas, additional, and Guill, Margaret Frank, additional

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1995
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