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A member asked:
My 2-year-old's pediatrician gave me budesonide inhalation suspension to take care of his weezing. isn't that usually used for asthma?
12 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
Yes but: Yes, however, it can also be used for croup and other respiratory conditions. In a survey in the new england journal of medicine, half of all 3 year olds had had at least one episode of wheezing in their lives. I am therefore reluctant to give the diagnosis of "asthma" to any child under 4, because that would mean that roughly half of my patients have asthma!
Answered 4/25/2016
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Both: Yes, but asthma means that the child wheezes.So treatment for asthma and wheezing can be the same.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Whatever you call : It - asthma, bronchitis, wheezing , reactive airway disease, Budesonide is given to help decrease the swelling / inflammation in the lungs.
Answered 6/24/2014
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Yes: Budesonide is primarily used for asthma prevention to keep lung inflammation under control.
Answered 10/4/2016
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