<p>If you care for a child with asthma, work with your child's doctor to create an asthma action plan that highlights daily medications, triggers, and "rescue" drugs.</p><p>You can eliminate triggers in the home such as ...Full Answer
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Dr. Jeanne Morrison, PhD answered<p>Asthma attacks can be triggered by allergies. To determine if an allergic reaction to a substance has caused an asthma attack, doctors can perform tests that look for antibodies. Attacks can also be triggered by respi...Full Answer - 1 AnswerA
Diana Meeks answeredAsthma is an airway disease, sometimes reversible, where there is a narrowing of the airways and increased sensitivity of the lining of the airways to certain substances. When the airways lose the ability to return...Full Answer - 1 AnswerADr. Jeanne Morrison, PhD answered<p>Although asthma is difficult to diagnose in children under the age of five, experts believe it is fairly common—that nearly one in ten children in the United States have asthma. Over 22 million people in the Uni...Full Answer
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<p>Asthma is a serious economic concern in the United States. It’s expensive:</p> <ul> <li>Asthma costs the United States $56 billion each year.</li> <li>The average yearly cost of care for a child with asthma w...Full Answer - 1 AnswerA
HealthyWomen answeredMany people develop asthma during adulthood, after age 20 -- known as adult onset asthma. Asthma typically develops during childhood, but some individuals have their first asthma attack after age 50. - 1 AnswerA
RealAge answered<p>Allergic asthma is very common. If you're one of over 10 million people in the United States who suffers from allergic asthma, you have an extra opportunity to help control your symptoms by identifying and contr...Full Answer - 2 AnswersARealAge answeredSee All Answers<p>Scheduled appointments help your doctor monitor your overall treatment. But sometimes new or worsening symptoms require quicker care, especially if they indicate that your asthma is poorly controlled.<br /="/"> <b...Full Answer
- 1 AnswerAAsthma is a condition where the tiny sacs in the lungs (alveoli) that absorb air are essentially "pinched off." This constriction prevents oxygen from either entering or leaving the lungs efficiently. A similar...Full Answer
