RT Book, Section
A1 DaVeiga, Sigrid Payne
A1 Spergel, Jonathan M.
A2 Zaoutis, Lisa B.
A2 Chiang, Vincent W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1146121954
T1 Asthma
T2 Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071829281
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146121954
RD 2024/04/23
AB Almost  5  million  children  in  the  United  States  have  asthma1  and  it  is  the  most  common  reason  for  admission  to  pediatric  hospitals.2  Each  year,  asthma  results  in  10  million  school  absences,2  5500  deaths,3  and  500,000  hospitalizations.4,5  Appropriate  asthma  treatment  prevents  hospital  admissions  and  emergency  room  visits,  reduces  the  risk  of  death,  and  improves  the  quality  of  life  for  children  with  asthma.4,6,7  The  hospitalist  is  ideally  situated  to  have  a  major  impact  on  asthma  by  treating  its  acute  manifestations,  by  implementing  effective  long-term  therapy  where  indicated,  and  by  diagnosing  and  managing  any  comorbidity  that  accompanies  and/or  exacerbates  asthma.