About the Video:
Asthma is the most common chronic illness of school-age children. It is also one of the main reasons that children need to go to the emergency department. This two-part discussion with Dr. Keyvan Rafei covers the symptoms, triggers, and treatments for asthma, focusing on ways to manage the condition for children in an effort to reduce how often they get sick and must visit the hospital.
Specific topics covered in part one of this two-part program include:
Reasons for pediatric ER visits
Increases in asthma emergencies
Anatomy involved with asthma
Asthma symptoms
Symptoms of asthma attacks
Allergy triggers
About the Expert:
Dr. Keyvan Rafei is the head of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at the University of Maryland Hospital for Children. He is also an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Related Links:
Pediatric Emergencies & Asthma (Part 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl4_xAaq1Lw
Dr. Keyvan Rafei
http://www.umm.edu/doctors/keyvan__rafei.html
UMMC Hospital for Children
http://www.umm.edu/pediatrics/
Overview: Pediatric Asthma Program
http://www.umm.edu/pediatrics/asthma.htm
Patient Success Story
http://www.umm.edu/breathmobile/johnson.htm
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