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Our clinic accepts referrals for evaluation and management of infants and children with suspected or confirmed asthma. Services include comprehensive medical evaluation, subspecialty allergy or pulmonary evaluation (such as allergy testing and flexible bronchoscopy), pulmonary function testing, comprehensive family and patient education, and assessment of family and social issues that may impact asthma severity and management.
This clinic is available to your child by physician referral. Talk with your child's physician and tell him or her that you would like to be referred to the Pediatric Asthma Clinic. Have the doctor contact the Asthma Clinic at 615.343.7617 to make an appointment.
Our services include:
- Asthma assessments
- Education about asthma and environmental triggers
- Training on administering medication and monitoring asthma
- Coordinating care with your child's primary care physician, school nurse and other health care providers
Asthma is a chronic lung condition that causes inflammation of the airways (breathing tubes). Inflammation means the airways are swollen and produce mucus. In a person with asthma, the airways are extra sensitive to certain asthma triggers. These triggers can cause an asthma flare-up where the muscles around the airways tighten up, making them narrower. The swelling, mucus and tightness of the airways makes it hard for air to move in and out and causes symptoms such as coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath. Learn more on our asthma overview page.
If your child is diagnosed with asthma, it is very important to learn all about how to manage this condition so that your child can be healthy, play actively, and have good school attendance. Our asthma specialists are here to help you learn how to manage asthma. This team includes pediatric pulmonologists, allergists and nurse practitioners; pediatric asthma nurses and a respiratory therapist. Meet our asthma education team.
Your visit to the Asthma Education Clinic includes a medical history and physical examination, a quick pulmonary function, or breathing, test called spirometry, and a personalized family approach to asthma education and management. Our team may also recommend further testing such as allergy skin testing or X-rays. Learn more about pulmonary function testing.
Children's' Hospital is pleased to provide a wealth of resources to help you manage your child's asthma and answer additional questions you may have. These resources include books, videos, helpful handouts that you can download and much more. Learn more about these resources.
Visit our Contact Us page for appointment information and directions to the our clinic.
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