Can albuterol be blamed for lactic acidosis?

Respiratory Care

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2115-2118

  Dodda, Venkata R ^a   Spiro, Peter ^a  

^a HARLEM HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; MONTELUKAST; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLLEN ALLERGY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SLEEP DISORDER; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WEATHER; WHEEZING;

ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; ADRENERGIC BETA-2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; ADULT; ALBUTEROL; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 84870842059     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: 19433654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.01810     Document Type: Article

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