Seyal, Arif M.
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Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology
Acute exacerbation of asthma in a pregnant woman should be considered a medical emergency. Patient should be attended promptly by the physician skilled and experienced in the treatment of asthma. More harm to the fetus and the patient can come from undue delay in delivering appropriate care in the ED or in the hospital than from any of the asthma d...
Afzal, Muhammad Tharratt, R. Steven
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Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology
Patients with SA, usually respond well to intensive therapy with β-agonist and systemic steroids with improvement in symptoms. If the patient's condition does not respond to the conventional medical therapy and continues to deteriorate to the point where the respiratory failure is imminent, rapid recognition of the urgency of the situation is impor...
Kreutzer, Martina L. Louie, Samuel
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Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology
Acute severe asthma calls for aggressive and early therapy of a multifaceted and all-inclusive approach (Fig. 2). Therapy merely begins in the ED and manifold distinct issues need to find consideration during ongoing hospital care. Currently, β-agonists, anti-cholinergic agents, and corticosteroids remain the mainstay of therapy. Methylxanthines an...
Cook, Ellen B. Stahl, James L. Barney, Neal P. Graziano, Frank M.
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Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology
Rescigno, Ronald Dinowitz, Marc
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Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology
Bielory, Leanard Goodman, Paul E. Fisher, Elliott M.
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Bielory, Leonard
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Bielory, Leonard
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Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology
Constad, William H. Taraschanskiy, Konstantin
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Fischer, Alain
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Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology