childhood asthma case study

Moreover, in a real-life study of 104 children and adolescents with severe allergic refractory asthma followed over 1 year, treatment with omalizumab resulted in good asthma control in 67% of the cases (p < 0.001), while FEV 1 improved by 4.9% (p = 0.02) and exacerbation rates and healthcare utilisation decreased approximately by 30% (p < 0.001) .

In recent years, it has gained increasing notoriety in schools and in the media. Population-based studies have shown that 20% to 35% of children with allergies experience bullying. In many cases (31% in one recent study ), this bullying is related directly to the food allergy. From a medical perspective, there are little published data ...

Patient Presentation. A 12 year old girl, Annie, enters the Pediatrician's office with complaints of dyspnea, wheezing, and chest tightness. The history of the illness from the family includes: A recent upper respiratory infection with cough, congestion and runny nose with a low grade fever of 100.8 degrees Fahrenheit.

A recently published study examined the effect of long-term treatment with inhaled budesonide on adult height in children with asthma. 7 This study observed a cohort of 142 children with asthma who had received a mean dose of inhaled budesonide of 412 μg daily. The final adult height of children with asthma was compared with that of control ...

A case control study with 30 cases of childhood asthma and 30 gender- and aged-matched controls selected from the paediatric outpatient department and paediatric ward of a tertiary hospital. The primary caregiver was interviewed to capture sociodemographic details, prenatal and birth history, and history of exposure to environmental risk factors.

Dr. Fracchia: This child was acutely ill with a respiratory process. Infectious diseases were primary considerations, and Dr. El Saleeby will discuss the differential diagnosis from the infectious ...

Asthma is the the most common chronic respiratory condition of childhood worldwide, with around 14% of children and young people affected. Despite the high prevalence, paediatric asthma outcomes are inadequate, and there are several avoidable deaths each year. Characteristic asthma features include wheeze, shortness of breath and cough, which are typically triggered by a number of possible ...

Introduction Clinical recommendations for childhood asthma are often based on data extrapolated from studies conducted in adults, despite significant differences in mechanisms and response to treatments. The Paediatric Asthma in Real Life (PeARL) Think Tank aspires to develop recommendations based on the best available evidence from studies in children. An overview of systematic reviews (SRs ...

This case study was prepared for CDC by Dr. LaMar Palmer of MAS Consultants. The purpose of the case study is to share the experience of one community as they attempt to address the problem of asthma. It does not represent an endorsement of this approach by CDC. YES WE CAN Children's Asthma Program: Patient and Family Education

Asthma is a complex disease that involves physiological, environmental, and psychosocial factors. This paper reviews childhood asthma case management by social service professionals, lay health workers, and nurses, and it presents a new randomized controlled study using nurse case management in a local community coalition. Evidence suggests the common factor for success involves case managers ...

Key Points. Question Is there an association between early life exposure to air pollution and the risk of asthma by early and middle childhood, and is this association modified by individual and community-level characteristics?. Findings In this cohort study of 5279 children, mean fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) and mean nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) air pollution during the first 3 years of life ...

Case study Progression of asthma in childhood Ronina A. Covar, MD,a,b Carlyne Cool, MD,c and Stanley J. Szefler, MDa,b Denver, Colo In general, asthma runs a variable course. However, there are children with asthma who are at risk for progressive disease that can lead to failure to attain peak lung growth and

Background Most pediatric studies of asthma and COVID-19 to date have been ecological, which offer limited insight. We evaluated the association between asthma and COVID-19 at an individual level. Methods Using data from prospective clinical registries, we conducted a nested case-control study comparing three groups: children with COVID-19 and underlying asthma ("A+C" cases); children with ...

Methods: A case control study with 30 cases of childhood asthma and 30 gender- and aged-matched controls selected from the paediatric outpatient department and paediatric ward of a tertiary hospital. The primary caregiver was interviewed to capture sociodemographic details, prenatal and birth history, and history of exposure to environmental ...

INTRODUCTION. Asthma is the most common chronic illness in children [].Case definitions for childhood asthma vary across epidemiologic studies, leading to discrepancies in prevalence estimates and interpretation [2, 3].While an ideal case definition would incorporate physician diagnosis and measurement of airway inflammation and bronchial reactivity [], lung function data often are unavailable ...

Childhood Asthma Case Study. (Shutterstock, 2019) Creators. Our rationale for choosing this condition: We share a particular interest in childhood asthma because it is a very common disease that we all will frequently encounter in our future practices as clinical nurse practitioners. It affects many children and can lead to lifelong complications.

Childhood Asthma is a disorder caused by chronic inflammation of the bronchial mucosa. It is the most prevalent chronic pediatric disease, and ½ of the total asthma cases are developed and diagnosed during childhood. Asthma is caused by a complex interaction between environment and genetic susceptibility and presents more severely in younger children due to smaller airway diameters (McCance ...

Asthma Case Study. Asthma affects about 6.1 million children in the US under 18 years of age, making it one of the most common chronic childhood disorders (American Lung Association, 2021). Asthma occurs as a result of a stimulus which can range from allergens, cigarette smoke, changes in temperature, stress, or exercise. ...

Moreover, in a real-life study of 104 children and adolescents with severe allergic refractory asthma followed over 1 year, treatment with omalizumab resulted in good asthma control in 67% of the cases (p < 0.001), while FEV 1 improved by 4.9% (p = 0.02) and exacerbation rates and healthcare utilisation decreased approximately by 30% (p < 0.001) .

Study participants. Parents of children aged 7-8 years were recruited through a middle-income insurance provider for the NYC Neighborhood Asthma and Allergy case-control study (NYCNAAS), as ...

Supported self-management reduces asthma morbidity. The lady in this case study is struggling to maintain control of her asthma within the context of her busy professional and domestic life.

Asthma is one of the most common non-communicable diseases across the life span, affecting more than 350 million children, adolescents, and adults globally. 1, 2 The Global Asthma Network (GAN) Phase I cross-sectional study recently provided data on the burden of asthma in children, adolescents, and adults 3, 4 and worldwide trends in the ...

BACKGROUND The relation of parental smoking to wheezing and asthma occurring after the first year of life was assessed by a systematic quantitative review of case-control and longitudinal studies, complementing earlier reviews of cross sectional surveys and wheezing in early childhood. METHODS Fifty one relevant publications were identified after consideration of 1593 abstracts selected by ...

The case study presented here is reported separately because it provides an exemplar of nursing leading integrated whole-system service provision for children with asthma. Background The growth of networked and partnership collaborations arises from the recognition that a number of the most pressing public health problems cannot be addressed by ...

A 2022 study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, estimated that 13% of childhood asthma cases in the United States could be linked to gas stoves in ...