title: School-based management of the child with an acute asthma episode.
abstract: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways that affects 5 million American children. In the past decade, asthma morbidity has dramatically increased. This increase is particularly apparent in poor minority inner-city children. School-based health centers offer a conveniently located setting for the acute treatment and long-term management of childhood asthma. Treatment of asthma using the most recent management guidelines offered in a school setting should result in a decrease in the morbidity and mortality associated with pediatric asthma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maternal Child Health, Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University, 6525 N. Sheridan Road, Damen Hall Room 417, Chicago, IL 60626, USA. bvelsor@luc.edu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Velsor-Friedrich
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Foley
mesh_terms: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012573:School Nursing
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents