Asthma is one of the most common, serious chronic diseases in pediatric and young adult populations. Health-risk behaviors, including cigarette smoking and alcohol use, may exacerbate chronic diseases and complicate their management. The aim of this study was to longitudinally analyze rates of cigarette smoking and alcohol use in adolescents and young adults who have asthma and those who do not...

Allergist/immunologists who treat children are often left to apply clinical solutions that were developed in adult populations. Pediatric allergists intuitively know that differences in disease between adults and children have widely divergent contributory factors. The inception of allergic sensitization followed by the development of diseases such as atopic der-matitis and asthma suggests a di...

Asthma is a common chronic condition that has long plagued the pediatric patient population. Asthma in children can cause excessive school absenteeism, hospitalizations, and even death. Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) is an underutilized noninvasive treatment method for patients with asthma. The use of OMT may help decrease mortality and morbidity rates among this patient group. The au...

1. Assess the benefits of combination therapy in treating chronic asthma for pediatric and adult patients. 2. Given patient-specific information, formulate a clinical plan of appropriate pharmacological therapy, monitoring plans, and patient education for adults with chronic asthma. 3. Given patient-specific information, formulate a clinical plan of appropriate pharmacological therapy, monitori...

The rate of asthma in the pediatric population has risen over the last two decades and is now considered to be the most common serious chronic disease in children and adolescents as well as a serious public health concern. In one suburban, Pennsylvania nurse-managed clinic, a group of pediatric nurse practitioners (PNPs), noted an increase in the number of children with asthma and purchased a p...

Background: In addition to the increased incidence of asthma, obesity in asthmatic children is also on the rise. Several studies have been performed to determine whether obesity could be a risk factor for asthma, but this association has not been demonstrated in all patients. The Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ) is a standardized and validated tool for use in the pediatric...

B2 adrenergic receptor (ADRB2) gene variation could explain differences in bronchodilator response among patients with asthma or identify a subgroup of patients with reduced response. The aim of our research was identified polymorphisms in the ADRB2 gene in Russian asthma pediatric patients (in Perm region). 44 children from 3 to 18 years of age with bronchial asthma were examined. Mild asthma ...

BACKGROUND Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has been recognized as an important health outcome measurement for pediatric patients. One of the most promising instruments in measuring pediatric HRQOL emerged in recent years is the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL™). The PedsQL™ 3.0 Asthma Module, one of the PedsQL™disease-specific scales, was designed to measure HRQOL dimensions ...

OBJECTIVES The objective was to determine the association between asthma severity as measured by the Pediatric Respiratory Assessment Measure (PRAM) score and the likelihood of admission for pediatric patients who present to the emergency department (ED) with moderate-to-severe asthma exacerbations and who receive intensive asthma therapy. METHODS This was a secondary analysis of a prospectiv...

BACKGROUND Quality assessment in pediatric care has recently gained momentum. Although many of the approaches to indicator development are similar regardless of the population of interest, few nationwide sets of indicators specifically designed for assessment of primary care of children exist. We performed an empirical analysis of the validity of "Pediatric Asthma Hospitalization Rate" indicato...