title: [Children with asthma: hospital care].
abstract: During this period of the year, asthma becomes a much more important problem for many young children and their families than during other periods of the year. In this article, the authors describe the factors which produce this problem, how a child should be cared for immediately, which type of complementary tests are recommended, what the medical care should entail and what the nursing treatment should consist of. The final objective of all this is to enable the asthmatic child to carry on his/her normal lifestyle.
authors.affiliation: Hospitalización infantil, Hospital Son Dureta, Palma de Mallorca.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Cartagena Gimeno
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Najarro
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*