Management of asthma: a consensus statement.

摘要: In developing these international guidelines there were several unifying themes in the diagnosis and simple management of childhood asthma. For purposes meeting, asthma was operationally defined as 'episodic wheeze and/or cough a clinical setting where is likely other rarer conditions have been excluded'. making asthma, full history prerequisite. Additional tests are only used to support impression provide objective evidence for therapeutic recommendations. General features multidisciplinary approach include an appreciation importance psychosocial factors, counselling, education. Drugs should be prescribed rational sequence: beta 2-stimulants mild episodic wheeze; sodium cromoglycate moderate asthma; inhaled steroids severe with xanthines, ipratropium bromide, oral having their place more persistent cases. Children parents reassured that if properly controlled no reason why child not lead normal physically active life. The rewarding return 'normal' lifestyle nearly always possible participation sporting activities.