A comparison of non-tapering vs. tapering prednisolone in acute exacerbation of asthma involving use of the low-dose ACTH test

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 256-262

  Karan, R S ^a   Pandhi, P ^a   Behera, D ^a   Saily, R ^a   Bhargava, V K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

ACTH; Acute exacerbation of asthma; Non tapering; Prednisolone; Tapering

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; TETRACOSACTIDE; THEOPHYLLINE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ASTHMATIC STATE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOSE RESPONSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SUSTAINED RELEASE FORMULATION; BLOOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ASTHMA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISOLONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035984992     PISSN: 09461965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CPP40256     Document Type: Article

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