Contemporary approach to the emergency department management of pediatric asthma
Emergency department visits by children with acute asthma are a common occurrence. Emergency physicians should be skilled in the assessment, treatment, and proper disposition of these patients. This article provides guidance for a contemporary approach for handling asthma exacerbations in children.
aDepartment of Emergency Medicine (JMB) University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania USA
bDepartment of Pediatrics (JMB, JJZ), University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania USA
cDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
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