When is it time to send a child with an asthma exacerbation to the emergency department? Join Drs Michael Wechsler and Todd Florin as they discuss.

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Resources

Asthma https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/296301-overview

Pediatric Asthma https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1000997-overview

Medscape InDiscussion: Pediatric Pneumonia Podcast https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/987058

Medscape InDiscussion: Team Effort: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Severe Asthma Control https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/969689

Medscape InDiscussion: Challenges and Opportunities: Treatment and Prevention of Moderate to Severe Childhood Asthma https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/969691

Medscape InDiscussion: Emergency! Managing Asthma in the ER https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/987112

CDC Asthma National Data https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/most_recent_national_asthma_data.htm

Pediatric Acute Asthma Scoring Systems: A Systematic Review and Survey of UK Practice https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33145551/

PRAM Score for Pediatric Asthma Exacerbation Severity https://reference.medscape.com/calculator/534/pram-score-for-pediatric-asthma-exacerbation-severity

Pediatric Asthma Severity Score Is Associated With Critical Care Interventions https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28224093/

Intravenous Magnesium: Prompt Use for Asthma in Children Treated in the Emergency Department (IMPACT-ED): Protocol for a Multicenter Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10391520/

The Pulmonary Index Score as a Clinical Assessment Tool for Acute Childhood Asthma https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21130379/

Mechanisms of Hypoxemia https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28144061/

Role of Inhaled Corticosteroids for Asthma Exacerbation in Children: An Updated Meta-Analysis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33013097/

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Pneumonia in Children Presenting to the Emergency Department With an Asthma Exacerbation https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27270612/

Bronchiolitis https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/961963-overview

Croup https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/962972-overview