Sadler director warns parents to take asthma seriously

While Katrina Thoma doesn’t believe asthma is an insurmountable obstacle to outdoor activities, she also wants parents to know that treating it seriously is important.
“They tend to think asthma is not a big deal,” said Thoma, the director of medical services and pediatric nurse practitioner at Sadler Health Center in Carlisle. “But in this country, kids are still dying of asthma.”
Complications arise from ineffective treatment, she explained.
“They’re not paying attention to getting it controlled. They’re not taking it as seriously as they should,” she said. “If you happen to take (inhaler puffs) twice a week or every day, then we’re not in control. If you’re not in control, you’re not getting the right therapy”.....

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Statewide quality improvement initiatives improve pediatric asthma

The use of statewide quality improvement learning collaboratives can improve asthma care, with the amount of physician rated well-controlled asthma increasing from 59% to 74%, according to a study published in Pediatrics.
“Previous reports, particularly those concerning pediatric primary care, have been limited to single settings or single coordinating entities working with multiple sites with centralized quality improvement operations, thus limiting the potential for sustainability and diffusion,” Judith C. Dollins, MPH, from the American Academy of Pediatrics, and colleagues wrote.....

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What is the cause of Asthma?

Exactly what causes asthma is unknown. It is hereditary to some extent. A child has a 50% chance of developing asthma if one of their parents has asthma or allergies. That chance rises to 70% if both parents do. When asthma occurs within a family, they are also likely to have a higher rate of food allergies, hay fever and eczema. In all these cases, the body tends to overreact to triggers.....

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