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We appreciate the comments from Villanueva et al1 on our counterintuitive finding: the more knowledge a caregiver is able to demonstrate related to asthma, the more likely the child is to be readmitted.2 This finding raises an important question: what to do when a child is admitted for asthma and the caregiver can recite the signs and symptoms of exacerbation, describe the differences between albuterol and controllers, and appropriately describe when to administer medication?

Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - April 30, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Katherine A. Auger, Robert S. Kahn, Matthew M. Davis, Jeffrey M. Simmons Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research