Childhood Asthma: Prevention and Treatment
Nursing CEUs / Asthma Treatment
In this course, you will learn about asthma, one of the most prevalent chronic illnesses in children. You will learn how preventing asthma-triggering events and practicing continuous maintenance therapies can significantly reduce the amount of disruption in a child’s life due to asthma symptoms. You will also be able to identify high-risk populations and situations that may increase a child’s risk for exacerbating their asthma, as well as describe asthma exacerbation prevention strategies. You will learn the frequently used asthma medications, mechanism of action, and side effects of the medications.
3 Contact Hours
Course Outline
- Introduction to Asthma
- What is Asthma?
- Airway Remodeling in Asthma
- Importance of Early Diagnosis and Management
- Prevalence and Impact of Pediatric Asthma
- Presentation and Risk Factors
- Diagnosis and Treatment Disparities
- Asthma Severity
- Stepwise Approach for Classifying Asthma Severity (9)
- Asthma Therapies
- Medications
- Experimental Treatments
- Asthma Prevention Strategies
- Controlling Allergies and Environmental Triggers
- Peak Flow Meters
- Proper Medication Administration
- Summary
- Case Study
- References
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