Management of acute asthma in adults in the emergency department: nonventilatory management

CMAJ. 2010 Feb 9;182(2):E55-67. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.080072. Epub 2009 Oct 26.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Adult
  • Airway Obstruction / diagnosis
  • Asthma / diagnosis
  • Asthma / therapy*
  • Blood Gas Analysis
  • Bronchodilator Agents / therapeutic use
  • Decision Making
  • Emergency Service, Hospital*
  • Female
  • Forced Expiratory Volume
  • Humans
  • Magnesium Sulfate / therapeutic use
  • Oximetry
  • Oxygen / blood
  • Oxygen Inhalation Therapy
  • Patient Admission
  • Peak Expiratory Flow Rate
  • Pregnancy
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Risk Factors
  • Secondary Prevention

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Bronchodilator Agents
  • Magnesium Sulfate
  • Oxygen