A diagnosis will include: Questions about medical history and symptoms. Your doctor will ask about any breathing problems your child may have had, as well as any family history of asthma, allergies, eczema, or other lung disease. Describe your child's symptoms in detail, including when and ...
After your child is diagnosed with asthma, your physician will work with you to help you create your asthma action plan. Having a plan in place for the prevention, management, and treatment of asthma can help your child live an active, healthy life after their diagnosis. Managing asthma trigg...
Louisville, Kentucky, is no stranger to allergies or asthma, so knowing what to look for in your child is important. Louisville routinely is ranked among the most challenging cities to live with asthma by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Asthma can be controlled with medications and...
doi:http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/node/365525Salmeterol, an inhaled, long-acting beta-2 agonist commonly prescribed to treat asthma in children, can actually worsen symptoms for those with the arginine-16 beta-2 receptor genotype, says new research from...
This WebMD slideshow takes a look at asthma symptoms and treatment options, as well as the most common causes of asthma and what can trigger an asthma attack.
controlled, allowing you to continue living a full and active life. Anasthma diagnosisdoesn’t have to turn your life upside down, as long as you’re vigilant about following your treatment plan. In order to do that, it’s helpful to first get familiar with what type of asthma you have...
Some medical conditions have been found to have a higher occurrence of ADHD compared to people without those conditions. Examples includeseizures,asthma, as well as gastrointestinal disorders such asceliac diseaseandglutensensitivity. ADHD risk factors ...
Some medical conditions have been found to have a higher occurrence of ADHD compared to people without those conditions. Examples includeseizures,asthma, as well as gastrointestinal disorders such asceliac diseaseandglutensensitivity. ADHD risk factors ...
Chest pain in children with asthma Wheezing,coughing, or drooling Pain in the chest after eating due to regurgitated stomach acids Diagnosis For the testing children’s chest pain, doctors may do a physical exam that involves pressing against your child’s chest with a stethoscope to assess whe...
about 6 to 8 percent of children have a food allergy. After that, the prevalence of allergies falls progressively until late childhood, when about 4 percent of children have a food allergy. Young children with food allergies are more likely than children without allergies to developasthmalater (...