Key Facts About Asthma in Infants & Young Children



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Pre-test - Asthma Management in the Young Child

1) Asthma seldom affects infants and very young children. T or F

2) Infants and young children with asthma have too many colds that last longer than usual. They might be given antibiotics often because they seem to be unable to recover from common viruses that cause cold symptoms in others. T or F

3) The diagnosis of asthma in infants and young children is based primarily on the symptom pattern. Diaries are an important aid to diagnosis. T or F

4) Quick relief medicines are given to treat the underlying cause of asthma. These medicines might be needed every day for months at a time. T or F

5) Most children who have asthma need a daily control medication so their airways will be normal again. These medicines prevent asthma swelling. T or F

6) Masks are required for giving inhaled medications to infants and young children. Just blowing the mist into the face or spraying a medication into the mouth is NOT effective. T or F

7) Without a daily control medication, many children with asthma will have periodic flare-ups of coughing, wheezing, or hard breathing that require sick visits to the clinic or hospital. Pneumonia is common among these children. T or F

8) Inhaled medications can be given to infants and young by metered-dose-inhaler (MDI) with a chamber and mask, instead of using a nebulizer. T or F

9) Summer is the hardest time for infants and young children who have asthma. Most young children with asthma have more trouble as they approach school age and are more physically active. T or F

10) Infants and children who do not respond to adequate doses of control medications probably have acid reflux disease, sinus infections, or allergies that keep their asthma stirred up. T or F

IMPACT Asthma Development Office, Department of Child Health, University of Missouri, Columbia.

Ben Francisco, PhD, PNP, AE-C

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Participant Zip Code___________

Post-test - Asthma Management in the Young Child

1) Most children who have asthma need a daily control medication so their airways will be normal again. These medicines prevent asthma swelling. T or F

2) The diagnosis of asthma in infants and young children is based primarily on the symptom pattern. Diaries are an important aid to diagnosis. T or F

3) Summer is the hardest time for infants and young children who have asthma. Most young children with asthma have more trouble as they approach school age and are more physically active. T or F

4) Without a daily control medication, many children with asthma will have periodic flare-ups of coughing, wheezing, or hard breathing that require sick visits to the clinic or hospital. Pneumonia is common among these children. T or F

5) Asthma seldom affects infants and very young children. T or F

6) Masks are required for giving inhaled medications to infants and young children. Just blowing the mist into the face or spraying a medication into the mouth is NOT effective. T or F

7) Quick relief medicines are given to treat the underlying cause of asthma. These medicines might be needed every day for months at a time. T or F

8) Infants and children who do not respond to adequate doses of control medications probably have acid reflux disease, sinus infections, or allergies that keep their asthma stirred up. T or F

9) Infants and young children with asthma have too many colds that last longer than usual. They might be given antibiotics often because they seem to be unable to recover from common viruses that cause cold symptoms in others. T or F

10) Inhaled medications can be given to infants and young by metered-dose-inhaler (MDI) with a chamber and mask, instead of using a nebulizer. T or F

IMPACT Asthma Development Office, Department of Child Health, University of Missouri, Columbia.

Ben Francisco, PhD, PNP, AE-C

Pre-Test Key

1) False

2) True

3) True

4) False

5) True

6) True

7) True

8) True

9) False

10) True

Post-Test Key

1) True

2) True

3) False

4) True

5) False

6) True

7) False

8) True

9) True

10) True

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