The diagnosis of wheezing in children
Title
The diagnosis of wheezing in children
Creator
Weiss L N
Publisher
American Family Physician
Date
2008
2008-04
Description
Wheezing in children is a common problem encountered by family physicians. Approximately 25 to 30 percent of infants will have at least one wheezing episode, and nearly one half of children have a history of wheezing by six years of age. The most common causes of wheezing in children include asthma, allergies, infections, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and obstructive sleep apnea. Less common causes include congenital abnormalities, foreign body aspiration, and cystic fibrosis. Historical data that help in the diagnosis include family history, age at onset, pattern of wheezing, seasonality, suddenness of onset, and association with feeding, cough, respiratory illnesses, and positional changes. A, focused examination and targeted diagnostic testing guided by clinical suspicion also provide useful information. Children with recurrent wheezing or a single episode of unexplained wheezing that does not respond to bronchodilators should undergo chest radiography. Children whose history or physical examination findings suggest asthma should undergo diagnostic pulmonary function testing.
Subject
asthma; disease; General & Internal Medicine; human bocavirus; infants
Identifier
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Format
Journal Article
URL Address
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Pages
1109-1114
Issue
8
Volume
77
Citation
Weiss L N, “The diagnosis of wheezing in children,” NEOMED Bibliography Database, accessed April 25, 2024, https://neomed.omeka.net/items/show/8300.