Nesiritide treatment of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 530-533

  Bobadilla, Rodel V ^a   Oppelt, Thomas F ^b   Hirshy, Thadd C ^c   Pérez, Annette ^d  

^a Midlands Cardiology Associates   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

B type natriuretic peptide; Nesiritide; Pulmonary edema

Indexed keywords

FUROSEMIDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; LEVOFLOXACIN; NESIRITIDE; NIFEDIPINE; OXYGEN; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERVOLEMIA; LUNG EDEMA; MORBID OBESITY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037379799     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1C331     Document Type: Article

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