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Pre-school wheeze - Coggle Diagram
Pre-school wheeze
Causes of childhood wheeze
transient early wheeze
atopic asthma
non-atopic asthma
recurrent aspiration of feeds
inhaled foreign body
CF
anaphylaxis
congenital abnormality of lung/airway/heart
idiopathic
Transient early wheeze
aka virus associated wheeze, episodic viral wheeze, wheezy bronchitis
risk factors
premie
maternal smoking
family hx of asthma/atopy is NOT a risk factor
males
episodic
triggered by viruses that cause the common cold
usually resolves by 5y/o (airway size increased)
Persistent + recurrent wheezing
a/w allergy (do skin prick or IgE bloods)
'atopic asthma'
persistent sx, decreased lung function
a/w eczema, rhinoconjunctivitis + food allergy
ask about atopy family hx
Intro
1/2 of all children wheeze @ some time during 1st 3 yrs of life
2 patterns of wheeze...
transient early wheeze
persistent + recurrent wheezing