16-3BS Treatment of the Asthmatic Patient Under Age 5

Tuesday, 6 December 2011
Coral Sea (Fiesta Americana)

Stanley Szefler, MD , Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO

Learning Objectives:
•   To review the approach to managing wheezing episodes in young children.

•  To discuss the benefits and limitations of inhaled corticosteroids for managing early asthma.

•  To summarize new studies directed to improving the management of wheezing episodes in young children.