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[Solved]: PK is a 5-year-old Black male, weight 26.3 kg, who…

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PK is a 5-year-old Black male, weight 26.3 kg, who presents to his pediatrician with symptoms concerning for asthma. He sometimes wheezes and coughs when he is sick. He was treated for an upper respiratory tract infection 1 week ago with antibiotics, but symptoms have not subsided. He does not have any wheezing or coughing except when he is sick. Family history: Mother and grandmother both have asthma Birth history: Gestational age 35 weeks, born via caesarian section, formula fed Infection history: Upper respiratory tract infections which he has received a course of antibiotics ~2 times per year since he was 6 months old Social history: Lives in an urban city with mother, father, two older siblings and grandparents, father smokes tobacco not in the house, lives in low-income housing Medications: pediatric multivitamin, received albuterol when he has presented to emergency department with respiratory tract infection symptoms but does not have a prescription at home 18. What factors put PK at risk for developing asthma?

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