Breathless in the bath

The breathless adolescent asthmatic athlete.

This article concerns physical activity and sports in asthmatic adolescents. Exercise-induced asthma (EIA) is found in 8-10% of the normal child population and in ∼35% of children with current asthma, as reported in a population-based birth cohort study. The mechanisms of EIA are related to markedly increased ventilation during exercise, which causes increased heat and water loss through respir...

Oxygen therapy in the breathless patient.

Assessment of a breathless patient.

The aim of this article is to describe a systematic and comprehensive approach to the assessment of a breathless patient and to discuss the principles of oxygen delivery. After reading this article you should be able to: Describe how to assess the effectiveness of breathing, the work of breathing and the adequacy of ventilation. Discuss the importance of general appearance, medical and social h...

The Bath bike: son of Bath chair.

Four Dutch adults (twomen andtwowomen, age range 28-40) presented with vomiting and sweating. Two had suffered generalised' convulsions before admission. Symptoms appeared within two hours after they had eaten soup made from a wild plant that they believed to be celery. On admission none of the four had abnormal neurological signs apart from dilated pupils. All survived, requiring only supporti...

Breathless in Los Angeles: the exhausting search for clean air.

Population growth and the proliferation of roadways in Southern California have facilitated a glut of mobile air pollution sources (cars and trucks), resulting in substantial atmospheric pollution. Despite successful efforts over the past 40 years to reduce pollution, an alarming set of health effects attributable to air pollution have been described in Southern California. The Children's Healt...