Abstract
What you need to know
- Asthma in children is a clinical diagnosis based on history and examination, and in many cases a response to a trial of inhaled corticosteroid treatment
- Asthma can be diagnosed in children under 5, but is unlikely to explain recurrent respiratory symptoms in children under 2
- Tests can be done to help support (or exclude) a clinical diagnosis but should not be used solely to make (or exclude) a diagnosis of asthma
- Asthma in children is a clinical diagnosis based on history and examination, and in many cases a response to a trial of inhaled corticosteroid treatment
- Asthma can be diagnosed in children under 5, but is unlikely to explain recurrent respiratory symptoms in children under 2
- Tests can be done to help support (or exclude) a clinical diagnosis but should not be used solely to make (or exclude) a diagnosis of asthma
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | e075924 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | British Medical Journal (BMJ) |
| Volume | 384 |
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| Publication status | Published - 13 Feb 2024 |