Prednisone Dosage For Asthma
Health Encyclopedia: Pediatric Asthma Treatment
Asthma - pediatric
Treatment
You and your child's pediatrician or allergist should work together as a team to develop and carry out a plan for eliminating asthma triggers and monitoring symptoms. You should also have an emergency plan that outlines what to do when your child's asthma flares up.
MEDICATIONS
There are two basic kinds of medication for the treatment of asthma:
Long-term control medications are used on a regular basis to prevent attacks, no...
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Health Guide
Asthma Treatment
...situations.Intravenous magnesium opens airways and is an important emergency treatment for patients with very severe asthma.Oxygen is usually administered, and can be life saving in severe... Read more »Asthma in Children and Adolescents: Quick-Relief Medications
Quick-Relief MedicationsThese medications quickly control acute asthma attacks.Short-Acting Beta2-AgonistsBeta2-agonists do not reduce inflammation or airway responsiveness but serve as... Read more »Prognosis for Adult Asthma
PrognosisAn estimated 450,000 American adults are admitted to an emergency room with asthma each year. The number of deaths from asthma increased from about 2,900 in 1908 to a high of 5,667 in 1996.... Read more »What is Asthma?
New Asthma Management GuidelinesIn 2005, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma& Immunology (AAAAI) and the American College of Allergy, Asthma& Immunology (ACAAI) released joint... Read more »Asthma Medications: Albuterol
Quick-Relief MedicationsThese medications quickly control acute asthma attacks.Short-Acting Beta2-AgonistsBeta2-agonists do not reduce inflammation or airway responsiveness but serve as... Read more »Images
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Medications
...years and older with breathing difficulties (e.g., asthma, bronchospasm). This drug is also used... Read more »
...decrease wheezing and trouble breathing caused by asthma or ongoing lung disease (e.g.,... Read more »
...decrease wheezing and trouble breathing caused by asthma or ongoing lung disease (e.g., COPD,... Read more »
...decrease wheezing and trouble breathing caused by asthma. It works in the airways by... Read more »
...especially: aldesleukin amphotericin B other asthma drugs (e.g., quick-relief inhalers) ... Read more »
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November 24, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research clarifies the link between a certain genetic variant and asthma in children. Although the variant has been known... Read summary »
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May 02, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- When it comes to asthma, new research shows black patients are more likely to visit the emergency room or be hospitalized for... Read summary »
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