Recognizing the risk of asthma in young children

The 10th Vietnam - US Pediatric Conference was held by Bach Mai Hospital for 2 days, April 10 - 11, in Hanoi . Leading domestic and international pediatric experts reported and updated the treatment of diseases in young children such as: respiratory (asthma, pneumonia); allergies; endocrine and cardiovascular; antibiotic resistance and medical incident management, resuscitation - blood filtration.

Doctors note symptoms related to the risk of asthma in young children

According to Dr. Nguyen Thanh Nam, Director of the Pediatric Center, Bach Mai Hospital, assessing asthma in children under 5 years old, especially under 2 years old, is very difficult. Therefore, there are still cases of asthma in young children that have not been diagnosed correctly and promptly. It is necessary to distinguish asthma from pneumonia, bronchiolitis, tracheomalacia... in young children.

According to Dr. Nam, asthma should be considered when children have the following symptoms: cough, recurrent wheezing, often occurring at night or early morning, when the weather changes, or when exposed to allergens. When listening to the lungs, the child may have wheezing, snoring, or wheezing. Warning symptoms may include sneezing, nasal congestion, or runny nose.

At the same time, to diagnose asthma, it is necessary to do paraclinical assessments (blood count, blood gas, chest X-ray).

Dr. Nam noted that in cases of suspected asthma, evidence of airway obstruction and wheezing must be confirmed by a physician, preferably by stethoscope (wheezing, snoring). The child must respond to asthma treatment and have no evidence suggesting another diagnosis.

To diagnose asthma in children, doctors need to carefully study the medical history and conduct examinations combined with response to trial treatment when necessary. Accordingly, for children with asthma, when treated with low doses of specialized drugs, there will be improvement within 2-3 months of taking the drug and worsening when stopping the specialized drug.

Preventing asthma in young children requires avoiding triggers as directed by your doctor; getting a flu shot; boosting immunity and following up and treating as directed.

According to the Pediatric Center, Bach Mai Hospital, the North is in the transitional season, the center and pediatric units have increased the number of hospitalized children due to common diseases such as respiratory and digestive diseases.

Doctors at the Pediatric Center, Bach Mai Hospital, examine and evaluate the health of pediatric patients.

For respiratory diseases, common pathogens include influenza virus, RSV virus, and mycoplasma pneumonia. There are also times when hand, foot, and mouth disease or viral fever appear.

According to Dr. Nguyen Thanh Nam, Director of the Pediatric Center, Bach Mai Hospital, the above mentioned common pathogens can still cause serious illness in young children. The children hospitalized are those with severe pneumonia, high fever that cannot be reduced at home and some other factors that can affect the child's health.

In severe cases of pneumonia, the disease progression and treatment for children is still the same, but the most important thing is to try to find the right cause; monitor closely because children have rapid and sudden progression.

"The number of children hospitalized is increasing during the changing seasons. Our treatment goal at this time is to have children in good health and discharged from the hospital as soon as possible, to limit overloading for them," Dr. Nam shared.

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