Symptoms and treatment of pediatric asthma

  Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways, but it is not contagious, it is essentially an inflammatory disease.  In acute attacks of pediatric asthma, the main symptoms are chest tightness, coughing, irritability, sitting breathing, shrugging and wheezing, cold sweat all over the body, etc. In severe cases, the lake has difficulty in breathing, showing pale face, flapping nose, blue lips and nails, shortness of breath, etc. It may even be respiratory failure and life-threatening.  The main factors related to asthma are genetics, allergies, etc., and whether it can be cured depends on the severity of the disease to be observed, the treatment of pediatric asthma cycle is relatively long, need to adhere to long-term formal treatment, under the guidance of doctors with drugs, the cure rate will be higher. Generally, drugs are selected according to the frequency of pediatric asthma attacks, which can be treated by inhaled glucocorticoids, bronchodilators, leukotriene receptor antagonists, etc. These can be used for a long time, and the doctor will adjust them according to the child’s attack situation. In the acute stage, oral prednisone or intravenous hormones and bronchodilators can be used, depending on the severity of the attack.  The child should pay attention to the usual good habits, regular rest and rest time, appropriate exercise, avoid cold air stimulation, etc. to enhance physical fitness and immunity, strenuous exercise can aggravate the disease, if there is a clear allergen should try to avoid contact.