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Hypoallergenic Pets: Do they actually exist?
Hypoallergenic Pets: Do they actually exist? Pets can be lovely to have at home but sometimes can lead...
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Evidence-based insights on childhood asthma, persistent cough, allergy skin testing, pediatric sleep disorders, and bronchoscopy authored by Dr. Ankit Parakh.
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How do we Treat Asthma in Children under 5 years of age
Asthma is the most common respiratory disease seen world over and impacts under five children as well. This...
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Have you been trained to administer epinephrine if your child develops severe allergy symptoms or anaphylaxis?
Severe allergy reactions (also called anaphylaxis) can occur with allergy to food, drugs, insect bites and latex. Anaphylaxis...
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Exercise induced Asthma: Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment
Many children, adolescents and young adults develop symptoms of cough, shortness of breath, wheezing and chest tightness during...
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Nasal Spray: Learn the correct technique!!
Nasal spray is commonly prescribed in children or adults with nasal allergy (also called as allergic rhinitis). Nasal...
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What are the different types of Inhalers used for treatment of Asthma?
Most common types of inhalers used for treatment of asthma in children and adolescents are metered dose inhalers...
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What happens to your lungs when you have Asthma?
Our lungs have many small airways called as bronchi. Bronchi in the lungs branch into tiny airways that...
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What are the common comorbidities associated with Asthma?
Asthma in children and young adults is associated with various accompanying diseases also called as co-morbid conditions. The...
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What are the ways to achieve better asthma control?
Asthma is a very common respiratory problem in children, adolescents and adults. Asthma in many people leads to...
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Cystic Fibrosis in Children: How do we diagnose?
Cystic fibrosis or CF is a genetic condition that is caused by mutations in the gene that produces...
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Sleep Problems in children with Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)?
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder which is caused by mutations in the SMN...
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Mantoux Test or Tuberculin Skin Test
The Mantoux test, also called the tuberculin skin test (TST) is commonly used for the diagnosis of tuberculosis...
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Dr. Ankit Parakh regularly shares educational videos explaining asthma inhaler techniques, allergy prevention, nebulization tips, and childhood respiratory care.
