Asthma in Children: Children account for 47.8% of asthma-related visits to the emergency department. Asthma symptoms include wheezing, coughing, and chest tightness. Treatment focuses on managing the child's symptoms and preventing future asthma attacks with medicines that provide the best results with the fewest side effects.
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Asthma
Asthma is a disease that affects the breathing passages of the lungs (bronchioles). Asthma may be caused by genes and environmental factors. Asthma causes wheezing, shortness of breath, and other symptoms. Treatment includes avoidance of triggers and medications to control and prevent symptoms. -
Asthma FAQs
Asthma is a disease marked by inflammation of the airways that cause difficulty breathing. Ther are millions who suffer from this chronic disease, and this article covers some of their frequently asked questions (FAQs). -
Understanding Asthma Medications
Asthma is a disease that affects the breathing passages of the lungs (bronchi and bronchioles). Asthma is caused by chronic (ongoing, long-term) inflammation of these passages. Asthma medications include corticosteroid inhalers, oral and intravenous corticosteroids, leukotriene inhibitors, beta-agonists, anticholinergic inhalers, methylxanthines, mast cell inhibitors, and monoclonal antibodies. -
Exercise-Induced Asthma
Oftentimes, exercise may trigger an asthma attack. Symptoms include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, chest pain, and fatigue. Treatment involves forming an action plan with your health-care provider and taking asthma medications as advised. -
How Do I Know If I've Got Asthma Symptoms
Signs you may have asthma include symptoms such as shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, wheezing, chest tightness, and coughing (especially at night or early morning, during exercise, or when laughing). -
Is Asthma a Severe Lung Disease
Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease that makes it difficult to breathe and requires treatment, while severe asthma does not respond well to treatment.People with asthma may have symptoms that flare up or worsen, but that does not always indicate severe asthma. -
What Are the Types of Asthma
There are two main categories of asthma: Allergic, which is triggered by exposure to an allergen, such as pollen or pet dander, and Non-allergic, which is triggered by factors such as stress, illness, extreme weather, irritants in the air, and some medications. -
What Is the Safest Asthma Medication
There isn't one drug that's considered the safest asthma medication. Asthma drugs are usually used in combination with others for the best results in controlling symptoms and reducing attacks. The medication choice depends on how the individual responds to them, as well as their underlying conditions.
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Asthma in Children Topic Guide - Medications and Vitamins
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Fluticasone And Salmeterol (inhalation)Fluticasone and salmeterol inhalation is a steroid and bronchodilator combination medicine that is used to prevent asthma attacks. It is also used to preven...learn more »
FormoterolFormoterol inhalation is used to control the symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
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Budesonide InhalationBudesonide inhalation is a steroid that is used to prevent asthma attacks...learn more »
Ipratropium (nasal)Ipratropium nasal (for the nose) works by reducing mucus secretions in the nose...learn more »
ZafirlukastZafirlukast is a leukotriene (loo-koe-TRY-een) inhibitor that is used to prevent asthma attacks in adults and children as young as 5 years old...learn more »
Salmeterol (inhalation)Salmeterol inhalation is a bronchodilator that is used to prevent asthma attacks or exercise-induced bronchospasm...learn more »
Fluticasone InhalationFluticasone inhalation is a steroid that is used to prevent asthma attacks in adults and children. Fluticasone inhalation is sometimes used together with st...learn more »
Terbutaline (oral)Terbutaline is a bronchodilator that is used to treat or prevent bronchospasm (wheezing, chest tightness, trouble breathing) in people with lung conditions s...learn more »
AlbuterolAlbuterol oral is a bronchodilator taken by mouth to treat bronchospasm (wheezing, shortness of breath)...learn more »
Albuterol InhalationAlbuterol inhalation is a bronchodilator that is used to treat or prevent bronchospasm in people with reversible obstructive airway disease. Albuterol is al...learn more »
Cromolyn Sodium (oral)Cromolyn sodium works by preventing the release of substances in the body that cause inflammation...learn more »
Cromolyn Sodium (inhalation)Cromolyn sodium works by preventing the release of substances in the body that cause inflammation...learn more »
TheophyllineTheophylline is a bronchodilator that is used to treat symptoms of asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, and other breathing problems...learn more »
Flunisolide InhalationFlunisolide is a steroid inhalation medicine that is used to prevent asthma attacks in adults and children who are at least 6 years old.
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