AAP: Routine Asthma Symptom Screening Improves Pediatric Diagnoses
Routine screening of children for asthma symptoms in a population with high prevalence can improve diagnoses.
A study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics found that routine screening can improve diagnoses of asthma in children.
- The study was conducted by Karen Ganacias, M.D., M.P.H., from MedStar Health in Washington, D.C.
- Researchers assessed 650 children aged 2 years and older living in a high-prevalence urban area.
- Participants completed the universal Asthma Risk and Control Screen.
The analysis found that 17.7 percent of participants had a previous ICD10 diagnosis of asthma.
Routine screening of children for asthma symptoms in a population with high prevalence can improve diagnoses.
Author's summary: Asthma screening improves pediatric diagnoses.