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Marla is correct, they are leaving the decision to you because HTS is not clinically indicated for young children.

Xopenex is designed to be more beta 2 specific, therefore not causing as much tachycardia. It still can elevate it some, but is usually not as bad as albuterol and certainly better than alupent.

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><em>Originally posted by: <strong>saveferris2009</strong></em> Are these the types of articles you were looking for, Havoc? I always enjoy your POV so let me know your thoughts <img alt="" /></end quote> Yes. With the exception of the last study you cited, it...

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>saveferris2009</b></i> <div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Havoc</b></i> I can't find any concrete information that says that increased blood serum translates to increased airway surface liquid glucose. In...

I can't find any concrete information that says that increased blood serum translates to increased airway surface liquid glucose. In fact, just the opposite. There is a facilitated diffusion mechanism that clears glucose from ASL as fast or faster than it can be transferred from basal cells...

Those numbers look fine.

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Rebjane</b></i> I did education like what the meds are for; generic names for meds what they do. </end quote> Excellent!

I hate UPS. I ship everything I can FedEX.

Also, HgA1C can be artificially low in patients with CF as our RBCs don't live as long as the normal population. It's really a useless test for CFRD.

My docs used to tell my parents not to worry about it. They said if i needed more I would naturally crave it. If that is true, you apparently don't need as much as you used to. Are you still as active? Maybe being more sedentary and not running around in the heat has changed your body's...

Pain management is tricky. As Sara mentioned, a lot of people are hesitant to use narcotic pain medication. However realize that if you treat pain early, it takes much less pain medication than if you wait until it becomes unbearable. So, in treating early, you will likely require less narcotic...

Pseudomonas is diagnosed through a sputum culture, throat swab or broncho alveolar lavage.

Yes, I should add that during that time that I wasn't doing anything in the way of preventative care I was not culturing anything.

Yup, exercise is a big factor. If I had the choice I would take exercise over sitting around with a vest on any day. On days when I go biking or swimming I usually skip one of my vest treatments.

My clinic started me on treatments when I was young, however due to my high level of activity and excellent lung function they told my parents they didn't have to do treatments as long as i stayed healthy and active. I followed that advice until this year just before I turned 31. I now have my...

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I had a similar experience, although I was experiencing wheezing. Wheezing is absolutely abnormal for me. I have only wheezed when I had ABPA. I had my IgE checked and it was only 147, I think. Way below a threshold for ABPA. Throat swab was negative for anything other than normal oral flora. We...

According to the prescribing information, safety and efficacy have not been established in children under 6 years of age. Doctors regularly circumvent normal prescribing information, however. I don't have the time at the moment to look for any studies on the lowest appropriate age. I would...

Yeah, see if they will let you do pool therapy. You can't continue to destroy your joints. I just spent almost 2 hours in the pool and I feel great.

It really depends on which center you are seen at. Some centers do not participate in many research studies( smaller centers or ones that are not associated with a university), which means you would have to travel to one that does. Does your center have a research coordinator?