Module 7 - Asthma
Goal:
Students will gain knowledge and develop clinical skills to diagnose and treat pediatric patients with asthma in the outpatient setting.
Objectives:
Following the pediatric outpatient rotation, the student will be able to:
- Explain two main physiologic mechanisms of asthma (bronchoconstriction and airway inflammation)
- Name typical clinical symptoms of asthma (cough, wheeze, shortness of breath, etc.)
- List a differential diagnosis for wheezing
- List some triggers of asthma (ex: URI, allergies, smoke, exercise, cold air).
- Discuss asthma classification and assessment of control based on the NHLBI guidelines
- List common medications used to manage asthma
- Name some asthma monitoring tools (ex: asthma control test, spirometry)
Resources:
Asthma Action Plan - EPIC
Pediatric Asthma in a Nutshell – Pediatrics in Review
reviewed 2/2016