Peds ER doctor here, sounds very much like asthma. No, genetic testing is not done routinely at all, i suspect they make everyone sign that form before coming in so that they can streamline the process if they need to test patients for anything.
3y(f) Seeing Pediatric Pulmonologist - What to Expect and Genetic TestingMy (37F) daughter (3F) will be seeing a pediatric pulmonologist next week for suspected asthma. Her pediatrician has diagnosed it as "mild or intermittent" but from my observations, it is not mild and is getting worse. It was thought she had recurrent croup but we now suspect those croup episodes have actually been asthma attacks/flares. They only occur during viral illness, but each time she is sick she ends up in respiratory distress and needs an ER/hospital visit. She is prescribed albuterol, flovent, and decadron. Pediatrician agreed to allow us to only use flovent at onset of illness so it is not daily use.I don't know if there will be genetic testing performed, but I did sign a form agreeing to genetic testing.My question is, should I be thinking this is something beyond asthma and possibly genetic? Should I push for imaging and/or genetic testing?