Actual Surveillance of Children with Bronchial Asthma

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of timely diagnosis and current principles of management of children with bronchial asthma. Given the increase in the prevalence of allergic pathology stated over the past decades, the issues of differential diagnosis, integrated approach to the treatment and management of children with allergies are extremely relevant. Strategies of sequential therapy and monitoring of the patient’s condition, adherence principles are key links in achieving and maintaining control over bronchial asthma. The publication presents the main provisions of national clinical guidelines developed and approved by the professional association «Union of Pediatricians of Russia».

Keywords

• bronchial asthma
• airway hyperreactivity
• children
• cough
• airway obstruction
• dyspnea
• recurrent coughing fits
• wheezing
• chronic inflammation of the respiratory tract