Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood. It results in airway inflammation and hyperreactivity, presenting with cough, wheezing, shortness of breath, and/or chest tightness. The diagnosis of asthma can be challenging as spirometry with bronchodilator response remains the gold standard of diagnosis, but many children are unable to perform this test adequately. In addition, there are several different asthma phenotypes including cough variant, allergic, etc.
Handouts for Patient Families
- Asthma Triggers – English
- Asthma Triggers – Spanish
- MDI with Spacer – English
- MDI with Spacer – Spanish
- MDI Spacer and Mask – English
- MDI Spacer and Mask – Spanish