A stepwise approach to pediatric asthma

J Fam Pract. 2017 May;66(5):280-286.

Abstract

Two guidelines and several recent studies are available to guide your care. This review--with handy figure--puts it all at your fingertips.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adrenergic beta-Agonists / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Asthmatic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Asthma / drug therapy*
  • Asthma / prevention & control
  • Child
  • Cromolyn Sodium / therapeutic use
  • Delayed-Action Preparations
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Glucocorticoids / administration & dosage
  • Helium / administration & dosage
  • Humans
  • Hypersensitivity / complications
  • Hypersensitivity / drug therapy
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Leukotriene Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Magnesium Sulfate / therapeutic use
  • Metered Dose Inhalers
  • Nebulizers and Vaporizers
  • Omalizumab / therapeutic use
  • Oxygen / administration & dosage
  • Positive-Pressure Respiration
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Xanthines / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Adrenergic beta-Agonists
  • Anti-Asthmatic Agents
  • Delayed-Action Preparations
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Leukotriene Antagonists
  • Xanthines
  • Helium
  • Omalizumab
  • heliox
  • Magnesium Sulfate
  • Cromolyn Sodium
  • Oxygen