Isoetharine versus albuterol for acute asthma: Greater immediate effect, but more side effects

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 323-327

  Shrestha, Mahesh ^a,c   Gourlay, Scott ^b   Robertson, Scott ^b   Bidadi, Khalil ^a   Wainscott, Michael ^a   Hayes, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PARKLAND HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^c c/o Mary Kathryn Gillham ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; FENOTEROL; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; ISOETARINE; ISOPRENALINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; ORCIPRENALINE; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID; TERBUTALINE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEBULIZATION; NERVOUSNESS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREMOR;

EID: 0029961803     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(97)89491-0     Document Type: Article

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