Infantile and preschool asthma
In infants and preschool children the symptoms suggestive of asthma (e.g. wheeze) may be a clinical expression of a number of diseases with different aetiologies. If this is true, then it is unlikely that these different diseases would respond to the same treatment. Consequently, implementation of a...
- Autores:
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Castro Rodriguez, Jose A.
Rodriguez Martinez, Carlos E.
Custovic, Adnan
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of journal
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2012
- Institución:
- Universidad El Bosque
- Repositorio:
- Repositorio U. El Bosque
- Idioma:
- eng
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repositorio.unbosque.edu.co:20.500.12495/5416
- Palabra clave:
- Asthma
Infants
Predictive index
Preschoolers
Treatment
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- Acceso abierto
Summary: | In infants and preschool children the symptoms suggestive of asthma (e.g. wheeze) may be a clinical expression of a number of diseases with different aetiologies. If this is true, then it is unlikely that these different diseases would respond to the same treatment. Consequently, implementation of a management strategy which is effective for each individual patient is challenging, and controversies remain with respect to which patients should be given anti-asthma treatment, and when the treatment should be started and for how long. Whilst acknowledging these uncertainties, practicing physicians may use the Asthma Predictive Index (API) as a guide in clinical practice to identify young children with recurrent wheezing who are at risk of the subsequent development of persistent asthma, and who may benefit from preventative anti-asthma medica-tion. We acknowledge that a number of questions on the most appropriate management strategy remain unanswered, includ-ing which type of medication is the best for individual patients (e.g. short-acting b-agonist versus inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) versus leukotriene receptor antagonist (LTRA)), dose (high versus low) and schedule (regular versus as needed). |
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