Pharmacological management of acute bronchiolitis

Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 895-903

  Wright, Melvin ^a   Mullett, Charles J ^a   Piedimonte, Giovanni ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis; Interventions; Pharmacological; Respiratory syncytial virus; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HELIOX; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; LEVALBUTEROL; LUNG SURFACTANT; OXYGEN; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; RIBAVIRIN; SALBUTAMOL;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; APNEA; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRONCHIOLITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FLUID THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MONOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VIRUS INFECTION; WHEEZING;

EID: 56749095075     PISSN: 11766336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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