Asthma is the most common chronic illness in children, with> 700,000 emergency
department (ED) visits each year. Asthma is a respiratory disease characterized by a …

BACKGROUND: Asthma is a common reason for admissions to the pediatric intensive care
unit (PICU). Since June 2014, our institution has used a pediatric asthma clinical pathway for …

Purpose Intravenous (IV) magnesium sulfate (MgSO 4) is used as adjunct therapy to treat
acute asthma exacerbations. Despite its clinical use, there is a limited understanding of the …

EARLY ASTHMA The diagnosis of asthma at less than 5 years of age is a subject of debate
in scientific literature and among providers who care for children who have symptoms of …

Variable therapy of asthma is not sufficient yet to achieve good asthma control. Therapy
decision requires serial investigations. Low-level laser acupuncture is a suitable non …

BACKGROUND: In our institution's pediatric emergency department, adherence to evidence-
based asthma guidelines was noted to be suboptimal for patients with asthma …

OBJECTIVES: To describe the change in the management, and outcome of children with
acute severe asthma (ASA) admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at tertiary …

Purpose Intravenous (IV) magnesium sulfate (MgSO 4) is clinically useful as adjunct therapy
in treating acute asthma exacerbations. Despite its clinical utility, the disposition of …

BACKGROUND: Scoring systems are frequently used to assess the severity of pediatric
asthma exacerbations. The modified pulmonary index score (MPIS) has been found to be …

Abstract Background Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is the most commonly used
alternative therapy in children with asthma, especially in the Chinese community. This study …