What is the focus of medical treatment of children who have asthma?
a. desensitizing clients to causative allergens
b. identification of exacerbating causes
c. pharmacological control of symptoms
d. preventing airway damage resulting from repeated and severe episodes
D
Asthma is a reactive airway disease. It is a narrowing or obstruction of the airway triggered by stimuli such as cold, air, smoke, viral infections, exercise, drugs, stress, or allergens. Symptoms include a dry, hacking cough; wheezing; and difficulty breathing. The client may expectorate thick, tenacious mucus after coughing. See the care plan for nursing interventions in the text. Medical treatment focuses on preventing airway damage resulting from repeated and severe episodes.
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