Relation of peak expiratory flow to clinical findings and arterial gasometry readings used to assess severity of asthma attack;Relación del flujo espiratorio máximo con la exploración clínica y la gasometría arterial en la valoración de gravedad de la crisis asmática

Archivos de Bronconeumologia

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 4-9

  Leon Fabregas M ^a   De Diego Damia A ^a   Martinez Frances M ^a   Cordero Rodriguez P ^a   Perpina Tordera M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arterial gasometry; Asthma; Peak expiratory flow; Severity of attack

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIES; ASTHMA; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 1642592583     PISSN: 03002896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0300-2896(15)30830-9     Document Type: Article

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