Thirty-two adult patients presenting to the emergency department for treatment of acute asthmatic attacks refractory to home medications were studied. Each patient was randomly given a subcutaneous injection of 0.1 mg, 0.3 mg, or 0.5 mg epinephrine in a double-blind fashion. Bronchodilatation, as me
Comparison of nebulized terbutaline and subcutaneous epinephrine in the treatment of acute asthma
โ Scribed by Donald L Uden; Darryl R Goetz; Daniel P Kohen; Gary C Fifield
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 313 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6760
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