Thesis
Long Term Medications for Pediatric Asthma: Considerations for Treatment
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
04/1999
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/4011
Abstract
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways that affects over four million children in the United States, and the incidence of asthma is on the rise. Asthma causes changes in the lung structure, which can lead to more severe disease if not treated. This paper examined the use of the following anti-inflammatory medications for the pediatric asthmatic: inhaled mast cell stabilizers, inhaled corticosteroids, and leukotriene receptor antagonists. Studies concluded that there are few known systemic adverse effects of mast cell stabilizer use, but there are some mild local adverse effects. There are adverse systemic effects to be considered with use of inhaled corticosteroids and leukotriene receptor antagonists. The main goal of anti-inflammatory use in children is to reduce the incidence of asthma exacerbations. Education issues are also addressed along with issues regarding patient compliance.
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- Title
- Long Term Medications for Pediatric Asthma: Considerations for Treatment
- Creators
- Eric Dudenhofer
- Contributors
- Gail Synoground (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900591038501842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis