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Asthma kids from 5 to 11 years old are getting special attention with new guidelines from the National Institutes of Health. According to the NIH, these ”new guidelines are the first to recognize that this age group has distinct needs and should not be lumped together with adults, as has been done in the past.
“Specifically, these children can often control their asthma with inhalers that contain only steroid drugs, whereas adults are more likely to need inhalers that combine steroids and other medicines.”
But one of the problems encountered, both with children and adults, is that they must be persuaded to take their medications even when they feel well. And they need to be taught how to use inhalers properly, or the medicine will not reach their lungs.
The new guidelines stress the need to better monitor and assess patients for long-term risks of attacks through testing for declines in lung function. In addition, the NIH report says that children should also have their asthma plans on file at their schools.
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