If asthma is diagnosed, long-term control medication may be prescribed.
This can include using a controller or combination inhaler daily to prevent symptoms.
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America identifies attacks as those in the yellow/caution zone and the red/danger zone.
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At the danger zone stage, you should also call 911 or head to the emergency room.
Asthma Attack Prevention
Some children are diagnosed withexercise-induced asthma(EIA).
This is when physical activity may trigger asthma.
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Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs)delivered via controller inhalers are important for asthma management.
To effectively prevent symptom flares and asthma attacks, they must be used regularly.
For most children, this means several times a day according to a prescribed schedule.
These children may be able to use an ICS and a rescue inhaler as needed.
These inhalers are not meant to be used on a regular basis.
It’s available under a number of brand names as well as a generic medication.
When Should I Worry About My Child’s Asthma?
Let their pediatrician know.
Frequent flare-ups of symptoms could be a sign your child’s asthma plan needs to be adjusted.
How they work depends on the punch in of rig.
Some older children prefer the level of control offered by DPIs.
There are multidose inhalers and single-dose inhalers.
For single-dose devices, you must load a capsule with the medication into the machine’s chamber before use.
A multidose equipment has the medication pre-loaded.
Spacers come in different forms, including a mask for infants, toddlers, and children up to 4.
With a nebulizer, liquid medication for asthma is placed into a cup.
On the other side, it’s attached to tubing.
The tubing runs into a motorized unit.
When you turn on the motor, the liquid medication is vaporized and comes out into the mask.
Babies, toddlers, and young children dont have to do anything to receive the correct dosage of medication.
They just need to breathe in the midst.
It can take some time to get your child comfortable using the mask.
Understanding how to correctly use inhalers is one step.
Asthma medications are safe for children and can effectively controltheir symptomsif used as prescribed.
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