Acute asthma management considerations in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemicglucocorticoidstherapeuticsThe COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in stringent infection control measures, including use of full PPE while administering nebulised bronchodilators. Evidence of risk of infection spread by...
For children with an underlying chest condition (eg, cystic fibrosis or severe asthma), parental concern is heightened. Children with chronic chest conditions, and their families, have invested years of hard work to maintain good respiratory health; to hear constantly that people with underlying cond...
It is difficult enough to provide the patient teaching and reinforcement required for the successful management of a child with asthma in usual times, but the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic necessarily impacts the way families can manage the child’s asthma as well as how the heal...
history of health conditions (specifically asthma and allergies); learning difficulties at school (pre-pandemic); having an education, health and care plan (EHCP) in place pre-pandemic, family history of hospital visits due to COVID-19 and family history of ongoing problems due to COVID-19. ...
COVID-19 in patients with anemia and haematological malignancies: risk factors, clinical guidelines, and emerging therapeutic approaches ArticleOpen access15 February 2024 How the COVID-19 Pandemic Reshaped the Management of Leukemia and Affected Patient Outcomes ...
Asthma/virus-induced wheeze Croup Influenza Tuberculosis See also “Causes of cough” and “Differential diagnoses of acute wheezing in children.” The differential diagnoses listed here are not exhaustive. Register or log in , in order to read the full article. Management Approach Perform an ABCD...
(COVID-19): An Observational Study from Saudi Arabia Ali Alsuheel Asseri Department of Child Health, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia Background: Most asthma exacerbations are caused by viral respiratory infections such as rhinovirus, coronaviruses, influenza viruses,...
Funding/Support: This study was supported by grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (operating grant: COVID-19–clinical management); the Alberta Health Services–University of Calgary–Clinical Research Fund; the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute; the COVID-19 Research ...
Children are currently not tested for COVID-19 as often as adults are because they have no or only mild symptoms. We need to know whether the rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection differ between children who have asthma or other allergic conditions and children who do not [97]. For children with...
Lastly, patients have found telephone and virtual ADHD services to be effective and satisfactory, although many of them still prefer in-person management [19]. This is consistent with satisfaction surveys evaluating other telemedicine services, including obesity, asthma, other mental health conditions, ...