In six pages this paper presents an overview of pediatric asthma in terms of who can be considered to be at risk, treatment alternatives, and successful interventions are also discussed. Three sources are cited in the bibliography.
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there diagnosis before reaching school-age is exceptionally difficult as there are no medical tests which state that asthma either definitively exists or definitively does not exist.
Diagnosis however is a real concern as there are many risks if a child is not diagnosed. These risks include medical complications and sometimes even
death can result from a major asthma attack. Additionally, the condition can worsen if it is not treated and/or lead to complications such as lung infections, decreased lung capacity,
etc. Therefore, diagnosis is important and doctors need to be aware of symptoms and monitor patients carefully. When a child presents
symptoms both parents and medical personnel should watch carefully to try and determine the cause. Often, the problem is that doctors wait to diagnose and in the meantime symptoms
worsen until an asthmatic attack is the means of diagnosis but also puts the childs health at risk. While asthma is a diagnosis of elimination, it is an important
one nonetheless. In terms of treatments, there are many new promising medications and treatments on the horizon. Currently, the most effective
would be inhaled corticosteroids. These work very well on pre-school and school aged children alike and the negative side effects are negligible according to studies which have been conducted.
Description of Pediatric Asthma "During the last few decades, asthma and other wheezing disorders in preschool children have become
one of the most frequent causes of consultation in pediatric practice" (Soren, 2001). Asthma has also "grown more severe as measured by higher rates of hospitalization and mortality" (Steinbach,