A pilot study of steroid therapy after emergency department treatment of acute asthma: Is a taper needed?

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-19

  Cydulka, Rita K ^a   Emerman, Charles L ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal suppression; Asthma; Relapse; Steroids

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OXYGEN; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPIROMETRY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ASTHMA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDNISONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031884902     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(97)00227-8     Document Type: Article

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