INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The diagnosis of asthma in a young child may be more challenging to pediatricians than previously appreciated, U.S. researchers suggest. A review of research by Dr. Howard Eigen of the Indiana University School of Medicine and Riley Hospital for Children found that the difficulty of accurate diagnosis of asthma is often underestimated by pediatricians who may link it to a passing cold or other non-serious condition. Establishing a diagnosis of asthma in young wheezing children also can be challenging for the physician because the type, severity and frequency of asthma symptoms vary widely among children and sometimes even with an...
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