Toddler wheezing but acting fine

Wheezing in infants and children is a common problem presented to primary care offices. Approximately 25 to 30 percent of infants will have at least one episode of wheezing.¹ By three years of age, an episode of wheezing will have occurred in 40 percent of children, and by six years of age, almost one half of children will have had at least one episode of wheezing.¹ Most infants and children with recurrent wheezing have asthma, but other causes should be considered in the differential diagnosis.

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This article provides an approach to the assessment of all types of wheezing in children.

Wheezing occurs during the prolonged expiratory phase by the rapid passage of air through airways that are narrowed to the point of closure.

Children wheeze more often than adults because of physical differences. Infants' and young children's bronchi are small, resulting in higher peripheral airway resistance. As a result, diseases that affect the small airways have a proportionately greater impact on total airway resistance in these patients.

Infants also have less elastic tissue recoil and f

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