Wheezing in Infancy and Risk for Asthma and COPD in Adults

Session Format

Pre-Recorded

Session Type

Plenary Presentation

Topic Area

COPD

Description

Recurrent wheezing is common in young children and is usually associated with viral illnesses. Children wheeze because of prematurity, allergies, structural airway problems, GERD, and exposure to smoking, etc. Acute wheezing carries morbidity. Many children stop wheezing by the time they are 4 to 5 years old or in their teens. It is not clear who is at risk of developing childhood and adult asthma. Some may be at risk of airway remodeling and development in COPD in adults. This session will address work-up and immune dysregulations, and help in diagnosing those at risk for asthma and COPD.

Learning Objective 1

At the end of this session, attendees will understand relationship between recurrent wheezing in young children and risk of asthma in adolescents and adults.

Learning Objective 2

At the end of this session, attendees will understand nonasthmatic reasons for recurrent wheezing, including structural airway anomalies.

Summary


Availability:	On-Demand


Cost:	FREE


Credit Offered:	1 CME Credit