title: Asthma and Vocal Cord Dysfunction: Can You Tell the Difference?
abstract: School nurses care for students with asthma on a daily basis, but what happens when the asthma medication is administered and symptoms persist? As a part of care coordination, the school nurse provides ongoing assessment and care for students with asthma. When symptoms persist despite treatment, school nurses need to consider other issues such as Vocal Cord Dysfunction (VCD). The purpose of this article is to highlight the similarities and differences in the pathophysiology and treatment of both asthma and VCD.
authors.affiliation: Coordinator of School Health Services, ACES School District, New Haven, CT.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corjulo
authors.affiliation: Director of Education Allergy & Asthma Network, Vienna, VA.
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schoessler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D012572:School Health Services; D012573:School Nursing; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing
keywords: asthma; school nurse; triggers; vocal cord dysfunction