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MediFocus Guides Help Answer Key Questions about Childhood Asthma:
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What are the standard treatments for Childhood Asthma?
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What are your treatment options?
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Are there any promising new and effective treatments on the horizon?
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Where can you find the doctors, hospitals, and medical centers with specialized interest and expertise in Childhood Asthma?
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Which organizations and support groups can help you cope more effectively with Childhood Asthma?
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Medifocus Guidebook:
Childhood Asthma
Updated: July 18, 2008
125 Pages
- Comprehensive overview of
Childhood Asthma
- Explore your treatment options
- Learn about new developments
- Read medical journal abstracts
- Find doctors, hospitals, research centers
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Asthma is a chronic inflammatory condition in which the airways undergo changes when stimulated by allergens or other environmental triggers that causes an inability to breathe properly. The word asthma was derived from an ancient Greek word meaning panting or breathlessness.
The cause of asthma is multifactorial and includes both hereditary and environmental factors. Most cases of asthma are thought to be related to the presence of allergies, however not all persons with allergies have asthma and not all cases of asthma can be attributed to allergies.
Triggers for asthma can include:
- Cold, dry air
- Exercise
- Tobacco smoke
- Fumes (paint, exhaust, etc.)
- Viral respiratory infections
- Environmental allergens such as house-dust mites, molds, and cockroaches
Symptoms of asthma include:
- Coughing
- Wheezing
- Shortness of breath (dyspnea)
- Chest tightness or pain
- Rapid breathing
- Chest retractions due to labored breathing
- Irritation of the mouth and throat
- Thirst
- Need to urinate
- Tightness of the neck muscles
- Thick stringy mucus (especially at the end of the attack)
- Frequent bouts of weakness or tiredness
The major goal of asthma management is to maintain normal life with normal lung function. This can be accomplished by meeting the following individual goals:
- Prevent chronic and troublesome symptoms (e.g., cough, sleep disturbance, exercise intolerance)
- Minimize time lost from school and daily activities
- Prevent recurrent exacerbations and the need for emergency care
- Optimize asthma management using the fewest medications possible
The MediFocus Guidebook on Childhood Asthma contains information that is vital to anyone who has been diagnosed with this condition.
You will learn about the causes, risk factors, common signs and symptoms, medical tests that are used to establish the diagnosis, and standard treatments. You will also learn about the latest clinical advances in the management of Childhood Asthma as well as about the newest treatment options that are available.
The MediFocus Guidebook on Childhood Asthma will also inform you about important new, exciting research in the area of Childhood Asthma. You will also learn about the doctors, hospitals, and medical centers that are at the leading edge in conducting clinical research about Childhood Asthma.
Information about clinical trials, quality of life issues, a list of questions to ask your doctor, and a useful directory of organizations and support groups that can help patients with Childhood Asthma complete this valuable Guidebook.
You won't find this combination of information anywhere else. It is easily accessible right here. We invite you to preview the MediFocus Guidebook on Childhood Asthma so that you can decide if this comprehensive, trustworthy information may help you or someone you care about who has been diagnosed with Childhood Asthma.
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