Asthma Stages in Children and Baby
Asthma Disease in Baby and Child Description
Asthma is one of the most common chronic disease. About ten percent children (and babies) are affected, among adults the rate is around five percent. Asthma disease is a chronic respiratory disease that causes coughing and wheezing. In addition to the permanent symptoms usually occur sudden deterioration.
During asthma attack the bronchial tubes constrict spasmodically, the bronchial mucosa becomes inflamed, swells and forms more mucus. The thickened mucus clogs the opening bronchi. The most common triggers for asthma attack is a viral respiratory tract invection, such as cold or flu. In addition to allergic reactions to certain substances, for example, produce food, animal hair or pollen asthma attacks.
Asthma Indicators :
- Most asthma develops between the fourth and fifth year.
-Approximately 50 percent of the children’s asthma will disappear when they grow up.
- The easier asthma is, the greater are the chances that it will disappear.
- Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children.
4 Asthma Stages in Children
Asthma Severity Levels
In children, asthma is divided into four severity levels, depending on asthma symptoms frequency and level of pulmonary function limitation. The criteria differ from the classification of severity in adults. Most children go through the various disease stages in both directions. The goal therapy (level scheme of asthma treatment) is to improve the current state, but at least stabilize at the current level.
Four asthma stages in children as below :
- Asthma Stage 1 (temporary easy asthma)
Occasional cough and slight asthma, mild shortness of breath, free intervals symptom > 2 months, lung function unremarkable (over 80 percent of desired value)
- Stage 2 (continuous easy asthma)
Light intervals between 2 episode asthma < 2 months, lung function sometimes restricted (where less than 80 percent of setpoint)
- Asthma Stage 3 (continuous moderately severe asthma)
Symptoms at several, days of the week, night symptoms, limited lung function (less than 80 percent of set point)
- Stage 4 (continuous serious asthma)
Daily symptoms, frequently also at night, lung function strongly reduced (under 60 percent of desired value)
Asthma Care Guidelines Simplified Classification
In the current national asthma care guidelines, a simplified classification of asthma disease is proposed. It differs in controlled asthma, partly controlled asthma, uncontrolled asthma. We will discuss this asthma classifications at next articles.
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