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.
- The analysis included 650 children aged 2 years and older living in a high-prevalence urban area.
- 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.
The study was conducted by Karen Ganacias, M.D., M.P.H., from MedStar Health in Washington, D.C., and colleagues.
Author's summary: Routine asthma screening improves pediatric diagnoses in high-prevalence areas.