Abstract
This article is co-authored by the mother of a patient living with asthma, and two consultants in respiratory medicine from Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital. The commentary article describes the mother’s experience of the diagnosis and treatment process of her son’s asthma. The consultants then discuss paediatric asthma diagnosis and management in the context of the patient’s experiences.
Highlights
Congenital structural airway diseaseAdenotonsillar hypertrophy, rhinosinusitis, subglottic stenosis, laryngomalacia Vascular rings and sling, enlarged heart or lymph nodes Foreign body, tumour Reflux, incoordinate swallow, laryngeal cleft or tracheo-oesophageal fistula
This article is co-authored by the mother of a patient living with asthma, and two consultants in respiratory medicine from Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Objective tests like peak flow monitoring (PFM) have been traditionally used in primary care for diagnosis of asthma
Summary
Adenotonsillar hypertrophy, rhinosinusitis, subglottic stenosis, laryngomalacia Vascular rings and sling, enlarged heart or lymph nodes Foreign body, tumour Reflux, incoordinate swallow, laryngeal cleft or tracheo-oesophageal fistula. Despite the difficulties in making a diagnosis of asthma at this age, prompt diagnosis allows institution of an acute asthma plan to help families manage acute asthma attack appropriately. In Ethan’s case, this could have helped in identifying the severity of the acute attack and perhaps referring to the hospital for further management early in the course of illness. It could have allayed the anxieties of the family, as they could have been better prepared to manage an acute asthma attack. Use of a structured acute asthma plan empowers families in dealing with such emergencies
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