Pharmacological Management: Inhaled Corticosteroids
Chapter 35 Pharmacological Management: Inhaled Corticosteroids Jeffrey M. Kintner, PharmD, and Elizabeth de la Riva-Velasco, MD Introduction Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are generally considered first-line therapy for all patients with persistent…
Diagnosis of Asthma
Chapter 25 Diagnosis of Asthma Jonathan Cogen, MD, MPH Introduction •Asthma can be difficult to diagnose in children, particularly in those <5 years of age (see Chapter 43, Recurrent Wheezing in…
Asthma Guidelines: Management of Acute Asthma
Chapter 31 Asthma Guidelines: Management of Acute Asthma Hiromi Yoshida, MD, MBA, FAAP Introduction/Etiology/Epidemiology •In 2014, the asthma attack rate among U.S. children with active asthma <18 years of age was…
Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction
Chapter 41 Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction BreAnna Kinghorn, MD Introduction/Etiology/Epidemiology •Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) involves acute, transient airway narrowing that occurs during and after exercise. •EIB is most often defined by ≥10% decline…
