title: Management of acute pediatric asthma.
abstract: Pediatric asthma prevalence, morbidity, and severity are increasing. Direct costs associated with providing emergency department and inpatient care account for more than 40% of overall dollars spent for this disease in the United States. Physicians in many health care settings may be required to treat a child in severe respiratory distress caused by acute asthma. This article reviews the pathophysiology, evaluation, and treatment of severe asthma exacerbations, or status asthmaticus.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000322:Adrenergic Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000322:Adrenergic Agonists; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists; D004837:Epinephrine