Bronchial asthma arises in childhood

When a child is diagnosed with a chronic disease, one of the main objectives, both of the doctor and of the parents, is to achieve a good quality of life for the patient. The bronchial asthma It is included in these cases and the effective control of the condition depends on the timely and adequate installation of the treatment, which must be indicated by the pediatrician. The important role of mom and dad should be to follow the instructions of the doctor to the letter, to get your child to evolve favorably.

In an interview for GetQoralHealth , the doctor, Jorge Iván Rodríguez, explains how asthma is diagnosed:

The doctor Octavio Martínez Bocardi , intensivist pediatrician, certified by the American Academy of Pediatrics and for the American Heart Association , explains that "the bronchial asthma usually appears in childhood and is defined as an exaggerated response of the lower respiratory tract (windpipe , bronchi , bronchioles Y lungs ) before an allergen, particle, substance or environmental change that the organism recognizes as aggressive, harmful or strange ".

In this way, the specialist deepens: "the small patient with bronchial asthma can react to pollination in spring, heat in summer, extreme cold in winter or contact with certain substances, artificial or natural, such as the mites that are in the dust or in the hair or the feathers of some animals ".

When the child is exposed to these risk factors, the bronchi they become inflamed, their caliber decreases and they produce excessive mucus, which hinders the entry and exit of air. The expert notes: "As doctors, we must instruct parents to identify the signs of an asthma attack: there may be cough , agitation, faster and deeper breaths. In addition, the ribs are marked under the skin, there is flapping of nose and whistles in the chest, better known as wheezing, very characteristic of the disease. "

If these symptoms occur, you should immediately call the pediatrician, to indicate the rescue medications to be used at that time. Subsequently, what is appropriate is to go to the emergency service so that the child is assessed and receives the corresponding management. It is very important that parents act quickly before the onset of an asthma attack.

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