The "Ten Commandments" of treating preschool children who wheeze

dc.contributor.authorGreen, R J
dc.contributor.authorHalkas, A
dc.contributor.authorWeinberg, E
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-22T06:45:22Z
dc.date.available2016-04-22T06:45:22Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.updated2016-04-21T10:20:51Z
dc.description.abstractWheezing in young children is problematic for most practitioners. Difficulties arise in both the diagnosis and management of this clinical phenotype. Not all preschool children who wheeze have asthma. Therefore, we suggest that the “Ten Commandments” of managing preschool wheezing include thinking that in very young infants (< 1 year) wheezing is likely to be viral in origin; realising that allergy testing is mandatory to diagnose the cause of early wheezing; taking a history of asthma and allergy in family members; noting that chronic coughing is a pointer to asthma; using the term “asthma” if that is the diagnosis; ensuring that the environmental avoidance of triggers is addressed; using a short course of montelukast for virus-induced wheezing episodes; avoiding steroids to treat virus-induced wheezing; treating associated nasal symptoms; and making sure that the follow-up of children addresses the issue of stopping therapy if it is not working.en_ZA
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20786204.2012.10874242
dc.identifier.apacitationGreen, R. J., Halkas, A., & Weinberg, E. (2012). The "Ten Commandments" of treating preschool children who wheeze. <i>South African Family Practice</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19110en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGreen, R J, A Halkas, and E Weinberg "The "Ten Commandments" of treating preschool children who wheeze." <i>South African Family Practice</i> (2012) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19110en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGreen, R. J., Halkas, A., & Weinberg, E. (2012). The “Ten Commandments” of treating preschool children who wheeze. South African Family Practice, 54(4), 316-318.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2078-6190en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Green, R J AU - Halkas, A AU - Weinberg, E AB - Wheezing in young children is problematic for most practitioners. Difficulties arise in both the diagnosis and management of this clinical phenotype. Not all preschool children who wheeze have asthma. Therefore, we suggest that the “Ten Commandments” of managing preschool wheezing include thinking that in very young infants (< 1 year) wheezing is likely to be viral in origin; realising that allergy testing is mandatory to diagnose the cause of early wheezing; taking a history of asthma and allergy in family members; noting that chronic coughing is a pointer to asthma; using the term “asthma” if that is the diagnosis; ensuring that the environmental avoidance of triggers is addressed; using a short course of montelukast for virus-induced wheezing episodes; avoiding steroids to treat virus-induced wheezing; treating associated nasal symptoms; and making sure that the follow-up of children addresses the issue of stopping therapy if it is not working. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Family Practice LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 SM - 2078-6190 T1 - The "Ten Commandments" of treating preschool children who wheeze TI - The "Ten Commandments" of treating preschool children who wheeze UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19110 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/19110
dc.identifier.urihttp://medpharm.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/20786204.2012.10874242
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGreen RJ, Halkas A, Weinberg E. The "Ten Commandments" of treating preschool children who wheeze. South African Family Practice. 2012; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19110.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherSouth African Academy of Family Physiciansen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Healthen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 South Africa License*
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dc.sourceSouth African Family Practiceen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj
dc.subject.otherrecurrent wheezing
dc.subject.otherpreschool
dc.subject.otherasthma
dc.titleThe "Ten Commandments" of treating preschool children who wheezeen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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