
Anesthesia Management of the Pediatric Asthma Patient
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This presentation will update the practitioner with the perioperative management of asthmatic patients ages 12 and older. Anesthetic preoperative history and physical evaluation, including the use of pulmonary function tests, will be discussed. The intraoperative management of these patients will be presented along with a discussion of open airway management of bronchospasm.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:
- Assess medical history to identify intermittent and persistent asthmatic patients.
- Evaluate the risk of office anesthesia in the asthmatic patient.
- Prevent, identify and treat bronchospasm.
Edward C. Adlesic, DMD, MS
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA
Relevant Conflict of Interest Disclosure: No Relevant Conflict of Interest Disclosures were reported.
An Internet-based CME Activity
Original Release Date: September 20, 2019
Review Date: November 2, 2024
Expiration Date: November 2, 2027
Estimated time to complete this educational activity: 0.75 hours
Method of participation: Self-Study

Edward C. Adlesic, DMD, MS
Associate Professor Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dental Anesthesiology
University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Edward C. Adlesic received his dental degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine in 1980 and then completed an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency program at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1984.
He returned to Pittsburgh and established a private practice in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery that he maintained from 1984 to 2015. During that time, he served as Chief of the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Western Pennsylvania Hospital for 18 years and served in the United States Army Reserves from 1988 to 1998 being activated for Operation Desert Storm in 1991.
In 2015, he accepted a faculty position at the University of Pittsburgh as an Assistant Professor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery with a dual appointment in the Department of Dental Anesthesiology which he currently maintains. Dr. Adlesic is a Fellow in AAOMS and is the Chair of the Committee on Anesthesia. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and was on the Oral Examination Committee of ABOMS.
Dr. Adlesic is a Fellow in the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology and a Diplomate of the National Board of Dental Anesthesiology. He is a past Director and the current President Elect of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology.
Dr Adlesic is a frequent lecturer at AAOMS and ADSA regional and national.
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Continuing Education Provider Approval
The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.
ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education.
ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.
The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons designates this activity for 0.75 continuing education credit(s).
AGD - Accepted Program Provider
FAGD/MAGD Credit
11/1/22-12/31/26
Provider ID# 214680
The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons designates this internet-based enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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