Ebook Managing Child Asthma: Prevention and Treatment
Asthma is a chronic disease that affects between 17–20 million Americans including nearly seven million children and adolescents. Asthma is a respiratory disease that causes inflammation and irritation in the lining of tubes that carry air to the lungs. This prevents air from reaching the lungs properly and makes breathing difficult.When the tubes are chronically inflamed they become oversensitive and hyperactive, which can lead to spasms. It is the spasms of the airways that cause the most recognizable symptoms of asthma such as wheezing, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath. While some degree of inflammation is always present in people with chronic asthma, the degree of inflammation and thus the symptoms — vary. Untreated asthma or exacerbated asthma (called an asthma attack or an acute asthma episode) can be fatal. Each year 5,000 people, including nearly 400 people under the age of 25, die from asthma.
Contents:
Asthma
Childhood Asthma
Risk Factors for Asthma Economic Implications of Childhood Asthma
Racial and Ethnic
Disparities in Asthma
Healthy People 2010 Goals
Managing Childhood Asthma
Medication Management
Self-Care and Lifestyle Modifications
What Physicians Can Do to Improve Asthma Management
What Employers Can Do to Improve
Asthma Management
Actionable Strategies for Employers
What Parents and Caregivers Can Do to Improve Asthma
Management
Summary
Asthma Management:
An Employer Case Study
Citations.
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