1. Asthma: Diagnosis and Treatment
Rasol Molatefi M.D. Allergist and Clinical Immunologist

6. Asthma epidemiology:
more than 10 million children (14% of U.S. children)
Childhood asthma is among the most common causes of childhood emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and missed school days
Approximately 80% of all asthmatic patients report disease onset prior to 6 yr of age.
of all young children who experience recurrent wheezing, only a minority go on to have persistent asthma
Risk factors for persistent asthma :
major :(parent asthma, eczema, inhalant allergen sensitization)
minor :(allergic rhinitis, wheezing apart from colds, ≥4% peripheral blood eosinophils, food allergen sensitization) risk factors.

7. علایم: سرفه تنگی نفس خس خس سینه احساس فشار روی سینه درد سینه
کاهش فعالیت و علاقه به ورزش

9. علایم هشدار در تشخیص اسم: ( علیه تشخیص اسم)
کلابینگ
کمبود رشد
علایم ماندگار و دایمی
پولیپ در کودکان
مقاومت به درمان
شروع در سنین خیلی بالا
علایم B