Dr. Kathleen A Rickard MD
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
101 Manning Dr Chapel Hill NC, 27599Rating
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Dr. Kathleen Rickard practices Pulmonology in Chapel Hill, NC. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Rickard manages patients who need life support and mechanical ventilation, and is specially trained in diseases and conditions of the chest, particularly pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, and complicated chest infections.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Fluticasone propionate/salmeterol combination compared with montelukast for the treatment of persistent asthma.
- Loss of response to treatment with leukotriene receptor antagonists but not inhaled corticosteroids in patients over 50 years of age.
- Intranasal fluticasone propionate is effective for perennial nonallergic rhinitis with or without eosinophilia.
- No growth suppression in children treated with the maximum recommended dose of fluticasone propionate aqueous nasal spray for one year.
- Clarification of salmeterol studies.
- Fluticasone propionate aqueous nasal spray provided significantly greater improvement in daytime and nighttime nasal symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis compared with montelukast.
- Lack of effect of fluticasone propionate aqueous nasal spray on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in 2- and 3-year-old patients.
- The efficacy of intranasal fluticasone propionate in the relief of ocular symptoms associated with seasonal allergic rhinitis.
- Effect of fluticasone propionate and salmeterol in a single device, fluticasone propionate, and montelukast on overall asthma control, exacerbations, and costs.
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