An under-recognized complication of treatment of acute severe asthma

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 514.e1-514.e3

  Creagh Brown, Ben C ^a   Ball, Jonathan ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 41849125939     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.07.035     Document Type: Article

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