Care guide for Asthma in Children (Discharge Care). Includes: possible causes, signs and symptoms, standard treatment options and means of care and support.
You might find these chapters and articles relevant to this topic. Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Pediatric Pulmonology (CIPP VII) Akihiro Morikawa, in Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 2006 Asthma in children is defined as “A disease involving recurrent symptoms of airway narrowing, ...
A substantial increase in the prevalence of chronic health conditions among children in the U.S. has led to growing concern with preventing the psychosocial and economic problems engendered by such illness. This exploratory study examined the validity of the recently proposed non-categorical approach ...
SUMMARY Height and weight were measured every six months in a long term prospective study of 66 children with chronic perennial asthma for a mean 13-1 years. There was no evidence of growth retardation on entry into the study. Growth developed along normal lines in all 66 children until ...
For parents of asthmatic children, there was a negative correlation between overall asthma severity and quality-of-life score. Measuring parental quality of life enables the development of effective asthma programs. Introduction Quality of life (QOL) can be described as general satisfaction with every...
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Objectives : This review examines the relevance and role of health literacy for children and adolescents with asthma, one of the most common chronic lung diseases in the world. Methods : This review includes articles derived from the PsycINFO database containing 1300 well-known journals that explor...
Asthma is one of the most common chronic illnesses in children. It occurs when small air passages in the lungs easily get inflamed and overreact to allergens and respiratory viral infections. When the muscles in the walls of the small air passages are stimulated by environmental allergens or ...
The pattern of gastroesophageal reflux in asthmatic children. J Asthma. 2002;39(2):135-14211990228PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 3. Vandenplas Y, Rudolph CD, Di Lorenzo C, et al; North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition; European Society for Pediatric ...
View all citing articles on Scopus☆ Marijo Ratcliffe is Nurse Clinician, Pediatric Pulmonary Center, Children's Hospital and Medical Center, and Lecturer, Family and Child Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle. ☆☆ Reprint requests: Gail M. Kieckhefer, PhD, ARNP, PNP, Box 357262, ...