Dr. Dennis C. Stokes MD MPH
Pulmonologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Pulmonology
50 N Dunlap St Pediatric Pulmonary, Memphis TN, 38103About
Dr. Dennis Stokes practices Pediatric Pulmonology in Memphis, TN. Dr. Stokes treats children who have breathing problems, or a problem with his or her lungs. Pediatric pulmonologists often treat children with chronic cough, difficulty breathing, recurring pneumonia, asthma, cystic fibrosis, apnea, chronic lung disease in premature infants, noisy breathing, and conditions that require special equipment to monitor and/or help with breathing at home.
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PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Pulmonology
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Risk factors for rate of decline in forced expiratory volume in one second in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis.
- False-negative Histoplasma antigen in acute pulmonary histoplasmosis: the value of urinary concentration by ultrafiltration and heat denaturation of serum proteins in detection of Histoplasma antigen.
- Clinical and molecular characterization of S1118F-CFTR.
- A young Hispanic with c.1646G>A mutation exhibits severe cystic fibrosis lung disease: is ivacaftor an option for therapy?
- Increased tricuspid regurgitant jet velocity by Doppler echocardiography in adult survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the St Jude Lifetime Cohort Study.
- Reply to P.J. Leary et al.
- Cigarette smoking and pulmonary function in adult survivors of childhood cancer exposed to pulmonary-toxic therapy: results from the St. Jude lifetime cohort study.
- Pre-hematopoietic stem cell transplant lung function and pulmonary complications in children.
- Pulmonary function in infants with swallowing dysfunction.
- Casting a shadow. A 13-year-old girl with acute chest syndrome and respiratory failure.
- Monitoring Central Venous Catheter Resistance to Predict Imminent Occlusion: A Prospective Pilot Study.
- c.3623G > A mutation encodes a CFTR protein with impaired channel function.
- Personalized medicine in cystic fibrosis: genistein supplementation as a treatment option for patients with a rare S1045Y-CFTR mutation.
- The Hidden Value of Variation in Practice.
- Respiratory Care Considerations in the Childhood Cancer Patient.
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