my child who is 11 months old dhas been admitted to the hospital twice (once when he was 4 months and once when he was 8 months old) due to bronchopneumonia. He also suffers from the a reflex issue and tends to vomit 1-2 times daily. He has been adviced to use FURACORT 200 inhaler using the spacer twice a day for 1 month and ASTHALIN inhaler incase of heavy breathing as an SOS. For his reflex he has been adviced LANSPRO JUNIOR 1/2 TABLET DAILY. You can hear the noise of his cough through his throat / chest. Will my child turn out to become an asthamtic patient?
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Q: can asthama be detected in a child of age 11 mths
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11/ 7/09 2:16am
My daughter's pediatrician said she will not diagnose asthma until a child is 2-3 years old. I have heard many times, in RT school perhaps, that the best way to diagnose asthma is by doing a PFT test, and a child under 2-3 cannot do it.
However, since asthma is genetic, if there is a long standing family history of asthma then asthma can be the "assumed" diagnosis for a child. My daugher, for example, was diagnosed with asthma long before she was 2 due to asthma-like symptoms and the fact I have asthma.
I suppose the answer to your question is yes and no. However, every doctor is different, and therefore this is something you may want to discuss with your child's pediatrician.
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