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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with a lot of what has been said.  I have two kids with asthma- a 4 year old and a 2 year old.  Initially my 4 year old's asthma was called RAD.  
Here are my suggestions- in no particular order;
1. inhaled steriods (pulmicort/ qvar) are much better than having to do prednisone- use them.
2. Asthma is an individual disease, you need a doctor that looks at your kids asthma as an individual and figures out the right treatment plan for him-- I have a fantastic pediatrician who is great at treating asthma, but many people go to a ped pulmonologist for this.
3. It often helps to take notes on what was going on when he started wheezing.  Keep on asthma journal.  You may be surprised at what you find.  Write down every cough/wheeze.  This was instrumental for us in determining triggers.  Ex- we know give a puff of albuterol before he goes outside to play when it is cold, it keeps asthma attacks at bay.
4. Your pediatrician should have had you do the inhalor in front of her-- if you have not done this take it with you so you can make sure you are administering it correctly.  There is now a clinic at Children's devoted to teaching people how to administer asthma mediciations correctly since so many people don't.  [/quote]

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