Archive for the ‘Interesting Stories’ Category
Squeekin Deacon- You made my day
This made my day. Deac is a young man who I have been seeing for his asthma for 6 years . I was very impressed by the memo he wrote for himself regarding his condition and his medications. He knows I always ask and I ask him about his medications. This time he had everything written [...]
April 4, 2012
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Tags: A perspective on asthma medications, Great day in clinic · Posted in: Allergy Clinic, Interesting Stories, Medications used to treat allergy
Making and Keeping Appointments
An interesting thing happened in the offices (Riley and North) this past month. I had only one new patient not arrive for a new allergy appointment. That represents a 98% rate of show for my new patients. That is great!! As with many offices, we also struggle with appointments made but not kept. What happened [...]
February 1, 2012
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Tags: Allergy Clinic, Allergy Clinic Appointments, Making and Keeping Appointments · Posted in: Allergy Appointments, Allergy Clinic, Interesting Stories
A Great Day in the Clinic
Today was an exceptional day in the Allergy Clinic. I see three new patients in my afternoon session. Today, two of the three children had problems that I had published on and one had something that I also struggle with. During my fellowship in allergy, I worked with family in which 7 boys were affected [...]
December 1, 2011
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Tags: Clinic Days, Patients and publications · Posted in: Interesting Stories, Uncategorized
When the Doctor is the Patient
Five days ago I underwent a total hip replacement (left). For the past two years I have been hobbled by something called osteoarthritis: a degenerative condition of the joint in which the catilage has ebbed away leaving the long bone of the leg rubbing against the bones of the pelvis. Discomfort in standing and walking [...]
November 22, 2010
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Tags: Being a patient patient, Hip Surgery · Posted in: Interesting Stories
Indianapolis Monthly Top Doctors 2010
 Last year I posted a notice of thanks to my colleagues who helped me achieve the honor of being listed in Indianapolis Monthly “Top Doctors”. The honor has been repeated for 2010 and again my sincere thanks to those who supported my nomination. This year the listing includes 194 physicians in 49 specialties. Under [...]
November 6, 2010
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Tags: Indianapolis Monthly Magazine Top Doctors · Posted in: Indianapolis Monthly Top Doctors, Interesting Stories
Why House Dust Mite Avoidance is Hard
Another way to title this is ‘Why allergists can be meanies’. How could we even think of shattering such a peaceful, tranquil, and sweet image? I wonder if this is the more commonplace reality of young children and stuffed animals. A colleague of mine, Dr. Veda Ackerman once told me that an allergist can never give a [...]
August 12, 2010
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Tags: Dust, Family, House dust mite avoidance, The Allergic Environment · Posted in: Dust, Family, House dust mite avoidance, Interesting Stories
FPIES- Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome
Last week I had the pleasure of meeting a young lady with infantile FPIES. Both of her parents were with her for the evaluation. The family alerted me to a contribution to the literature written by allergists for a condition that may not be commonly seen by an allergist. What I learned from that encounter [...]
February 17, 2010
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Tags: Article Review, Food Allergy, Gastrointestinal Allergy, Unusual reactions to foods · Posted in: Food Allergies, Gastrointestinal Allergy, Interesting Stories
Red Cheeks- Is it a food allergy?
Frey’s syndrome – a masquerader of food allergy? We have seen many children who were evaluated for food allergy and/or who were brought by parents to be evaluated for food allergy because of redness to the cheeks that is observed after eating. What I haven’t heard about is a syndrome called ‘Frey’s Syndrome’. In the [...]
February 1, 2010
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Tags: Food Allergy · Posted in: Food Allergies, Interesting Stories
Practical Pediatrics – Santa Fe, New Mexico
I had the honor of being the moderator for an American Academy of Pediatrics Practical Pediatrics Continuing Medical Education course that was held in Santa Fe, New Mexico December 3rd-5th, 2009. This was my second course to moderate this year. The first was in Providence, Rhode Island. I reported on that meeting in an earlier [...]
December 12, 2009
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Tags: Practical Pediatrics · Posted in: Interesting Stories, Meeting Updates
Increase in Food Allergy in Children
Today’s Indianapolis Star (Sunday November 29, 2009) had an article “Researchers can’t explain rise in kids’ food allergies”. According to a study that will appear in the December issue of Pediatrics The number of children with food allergy is up to 18%. The information came from surveys of parents and health care organizations. This pre-publication [...]
November 29, 2009
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Tags: Article Review, Food Allergies, Food Allergy Epidemiology · Posted in: Allergies, Food Allergies, Interesting Stories
