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This learning module provides an overview of pediatric asthma and
guidelines for its diagnosis and treatment based
on expert recommendations published by the National Heart, Lung and
Blood Institute.
The complete recommendations are available at:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma/asthgdln.htm
The quick reference format is available at:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma/execsumm.pdf
OTHER
USEFUL RESOURCES
Asthma
Management: Guidelines for the Primary Care Physician
http://www.vh.org/pediatric/provider/pediatrics/Asthma/Asthma.html
Kemp, J.P. & Kemp, J.A. (2001) Management of Asthma in Children.
American Family Physician, 63, 1341-1348
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010401/1341.pdf
The Respiratory System
http://www.asthma.org.uk/flash/respiratory_system
Select the What is Asthma tab to begin.
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 This
learning activity was developed by Christine Pintz, FNP, MSN, coordinator
of the Family Nurse Practitioner program at the George Washington
University, in collaboration with Partnerships for Training, an
Association of Academic Health Centers program funded by the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation.
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