Differentiating the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the elderly patient

Consultant Pharmacist

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 650-659

  Davis, Estella ^a   Coover, Kelli ^a   Morrow, Lee ^b,c   Malesker, Mark ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^b Nebraska Western Iowa Veterans Affairs Hospital   (United States)

^c CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Elderly; Geriatric; Pharmacotherapy; Treatment guidelines

Indexed keywords

ALBUTEROL HYDROFLUOROALKANE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; LEVOFLOXACIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; ROFLUMILAST; SALBUTAMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ASTHMA EXACERBATION; CASE REPORT; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHONIA; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL HISTORY; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SPIROMETRY; WHEEZING;

AGED; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84866531351     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4140/TCP.n.2012.650     Document Type: Article

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