Diagnosis and treatment of childhood asthma
EBM Guidelines
Dec 2, 2022 • Latest change Dec 20, 2023
Table of contents
- Essentials
- Epidemiology
- Symptoms
- Diagnosis
- Diagnostic criteria in school-aged children
- Diagnostic criteria in preschool-aged children
- Drugs evd
- Asthma in a child below 3 years of age
- Basic principles of therapy evd
- Referral to specialised medical care for diagnosis
- Follow-up and shared care
- References
Extract
- Asthma should be detected early and correctly.
- Good therapeutic control of asthma allows the child to lead a normal life.
- When inhaled glucocorticoids are in use, the dose should be the lowest that still keeps the symptoms under control. Keep the safety limits in mind!
- Asthma medication should be taken regularly and correctly.
- In self-management of asthma exacerbations, routine increases in inhaled glucocorticoid dose are not used anymore.
- An arrangement should be made whereby one physician is principally responsible for the care of the child's asthma.
- The level and need of anti-asthmatic drug therapy should be periodically reviewed.
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