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This is the type of smoke exposure that is caused by coming into contact with clothes or fabrics that have smoke on them.
What is thirdhand smoke exposure?
This inhaled treatment is used for quick relief of asthma exacerbations.
What are beta adrenergic agonists? (Albuterol)
Children can loose this when they are tachypneic.
What are fluids?
This lung sound is often indicative of asthma.
What is wheezing
A genetic tendency to develop allergic diseases such as allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis
What is atopy?
Characterized by an indentation in the ribs when the child inhales.
What are retractions?
This inhaled treatment is used for long term control of asthma and can take up to two weeks to take effect.
What are inhaled corticosteroids?
These should be frequently monitored to evaluate patient decline.
What are vitals?
Asthmatics have this prolonged phase of breathing.
What is the expiratory phase?
Doing this or being exposed to those who are doing this increases a child's risk for asthma.
What is smoking?
Air passages in the lungs that branch off like trees.
What are bronchioles?
This is a potent muscle relaxant that acts to decrease inflammation. It is usually used in the emergency department or intensive care unit.
What is magnesium sulfate?
This should be assessed and trended to see if the child is improving. It may sound worse before it gets better.
What are lung sounds?
This happens when the patient's bronchioles spasm during an exacerbation.
What is a cough?
This weight category is at highest risk.
What is overweight?
A localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes swollen.
What is inflammation?
This can be given orally or in the IV in short "bursts" to relieve inflammation.
What are corticosteroids?
Reducing these can prevent future asthma exacerbations.
What are allergens or triggers?
Children will often sit in this position when they are struggling to breathe.
What is a tripod stance?
This ethnicity has the highest incidence of asthma.
What is African American?
Something that can prompt the symptoms of asthma to flare up.
What is a trigger?
This device needs to be used with inhalers in order to get the maximum effective dose of the medication.
What is a spacer?
This pediatric hospital department can help to decrease patient anxiety and help them cope with their hospitalization/diagnosis.
What is the Child Life Department?
Children will speak in this manner when they are struggling to breathe.
What is speaking in short sentences or phrases?
Doing this while pregnant can increase your child's risk for asthma.
What is smoking?