| Emergency treatment of asthma. | |
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PMID: 21175332 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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To the Editor: In the article by Lazarus (Aug. 19 issue),(1) the author provides a comprehensive and balanced review of the emergency treatment of asthma but does not discuss the controversy around the use of epinephrine for acute severe asthma exacerbations.(2) The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program guidelines(3) restrict the use of subcutaneous epinephrine to the prehospital setting whenever nebulized short-acting β(2)-adrenergic agonists are not available. Nonetheless, some authors propose its use as a last chance to avoid intubation.(4) The beta- and alpha-adrenergic effects of epinephrine induce bronchodilation but could also limit airway edema. Furthermore, epinephrine improves . . . |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The New England journal of medicine Volume: 363 ISSN: 1533-4406 ISO Abbreviation: N. Engl. J. Med. Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-12-23 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0255562 Medline TA: N Engl J Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2567-9 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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