Objective Acute asthmatic exacerbation is a common condition for pediatric emergency
visits. Recently, dexamethasone has increasingly been used as an alternative to …

Objectives: Identify the etiology of asthma. Review the appropriate evaluation of asthma.
Outline the treatment and management options available for asthma. Summarize …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Extensive literature supports using dexamethasone
(DEX) in children presenting to the emergency department (ED) with mild-to-moderate …

Objective Primary care providers (PCP) frequently care for children with acute asthma
exacerbations in the outpatient setting. The objective of this study is to evaluate PCP …

Objectives Dexamethasone has become the standard of care for pediatric patients with
status asthmaticus in the emergency department (ED) setting. Inpatient providers often must …

Background Dexamethasone is efficacious for the treatment of pediatric asthma
exacerbations but is not specifically recommended by current national guidelines …

Objective: Dexamethasone use for pediatric asthma exacerbations in the emergency
department is supported in literature as a beneficial alternative to prednisone; however …

Background Previously few means existed to broadly examine variability across
conditions/practices within or between hospitals for common pediatric conditions. Objective …

Since the last National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) guidelines that were
released in 2007, additional evidence has emerged in several areas of asthma care. 1 To …