title: Childhood asthma: a guide for pediatric emergency medicine providers.
abstract: Pediatric asthma is a disease that is managed across outpatient physicians, hospitalists, critical care physicians, and emergency department (ED) physicians. Scoring systems may facilitate a rapid assessment of the child with asthma in the ED. Short-acting beta agonists are still the mainstay of therapy for acute exacerbations along with corticosteroids and ipratropium bromide. ED providers must also know the indications for noninvasive ventilation and intubation. Most patients can be treated and discharged from the ED after acute exacerbation, and should be given a plan for going home that provides educational material and emergency scenarios to help prevent future acute incidents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Akron Children's Hospital, 1 Perkins Square, Akron, OH 44308, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kline-Krammes
authors.forename: Nirali H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Shawn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004630:Emergencies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010366:Peak Expiratory Flow Rate; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents
keywords: Asthma; Asthma exacerbation; Emergency department; Pediatrics; Treatment and management