Focused assessment of patients with asthma in the emergency department

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 529-534

  Kanis, Jessica ^a   Lovell, Jami ^a   Bowman, Michael ^a   Titus, Mary Olivia ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma; clinical asthma score; predictors of admission

Indexed keywords

IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSCULTATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ASTHMA SCORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; NEBULIZATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY DRIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY SYSTEM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ANOXIA; ASTHMA; CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79956070990     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922810395130     Document Type: Article

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