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An 18-year-old man comes to you for a sports physical. He is asymptomatic, with no limitation in his exercise capacity. He has a history of exercise-induced bronchospasm for which he takes a budesonide-formoterol inhaler. He does not smoke, drink alcohol, or use any drugs. There is no family history of cardiac disease or sudden death. What’s the next appropriate test?

At the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) annual meeting, Carina Venter, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics at Children’s Hospital Colorado and the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, provided the latest data on the role that maternal diet during pregnancy may have on the infant microbiome and the subsequent development of allergies and asthma. The findings are that eating plenty of vegetables and limited fried, low-fiber, and sugary foods may prevent asthma and allergies in unborn children.

A proposed six-step approach to making sense of arterial blood gas (ABG) labs. This six-step process with simple table support helps ensure a complete and understandable interpretation of every ABG.

The Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention (GINA) has published its annual report on asthma management and prevention. Key recommendations include that adults with asthma should receive combination therapy with an inhaled corticosteroid and a long-acting beta-agonist on an as-needed basis. The recommended option is low-dose budesonide-formoterol, or beclomethasone-formoterol as an alternative treatment. Short-acting inhaled beta agonists as rescue medication is discouraged.

There are currently no effective antiviral agents available for the treatment of COVID-19 in the outpatient setting. However, ciclesonide, an inhaled steroid agent used to treat asthma, has been found to lessen the antiviral effects by acting on the nonstructural proteins of COVID-19.