Open cardiac massage in asthmatic arrests?
This idea was provoked by a colleague some years ago who could not achieve a palpable pulse during CPR of […]
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asthma
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Don't bronchodilators work in infants?
Inpatient paediatric teams can be scornful when bronchodilators are given by ED staff to wheezing infants, correctly referring to the […]
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2011 Asthma Guidelines
The British Thoracic Society / SIGN Guidelines on asthma have been updated for 2011. There don’t seem to be any […]
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Oxygen therapy for asthma can elevate CO2
Patients with acute exacerbations of asthma randomised to receive high concentration oxygen therapy showed a greater rise in CO2 than […]
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LRAs for acute asthma?
As far as I’m concerned the jury is still out here since this small study was terminated early, more patients […]
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Magnesium in asthma limits tachycardia
Dr WFS Sellers and colleagues describe several cases that demonstrate convincingly a protective effect of intravenous magnesium sulphate against the […]
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Asthma guidelines (in pregnancy) 2009 revision
A reminder of the British Thoracic Society guidelines on the management of asthma, revised June 2009
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Asthma guidelines (paediatric) 2009 revision
A reminder of the British Thoracic Society guidelines on the management of asthma, revised June 2009
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Asthma guidelines (adult) 2009 revision
A reminder of the British Thoracic Society guidelines on the management of asthma, revised June 2009