title: Managing Pulmonary Complications in Children with Neurodisabilities.
abstract: The pulmonary service at ACH is available 24 hours a day for the primary care physician who has the potential to be an important member of the team caring for these children. Initial evaluation and management utilizing the concepts presented in this article may allow the acute illness to be handled at home without the need for referral to ACH. When that is accomplished, not only does the child benefit but the entire family benefits by not having the total disruption that occurs with emergent trips to ACH and especially when hospitalization ensues. In this way the primary care physician provides a very important service not only to the sick child but also to the entire family unit. Thus the role of the primary care physician takes on special significance in the overall management of the patient.
authors.forename: Farrah
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Warren
mesh_terms: D001131:Arkansas; D002648:Child; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications*