Intravenous and inhaled MgSO4 for acute asthma

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 276-277

  Rowe, Brian H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADRENALIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HISTAMINE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PLACEBO; SALBUTAMOL; SHORT ACTING DRUG; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ACUTE ASTHMA; ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DYSPNEA; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION; MAST CELL; METERED DOSE INHALER; NEBULIZATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANTICONVULSANTS; ASTHMA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880035316     PISSN: 22132600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-2600(13)70097-3     Document Type: Letter

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