Abstract
We review the pathophysiological alterations at work in asthma and outline pharmacological agents that are available for emergency therapeutic intervention, offering some general principles for management. A combined overview of predictors of outcome in asthmatic episodes in children also is presented.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 79-89 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Annals of emergency medicine |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1987 |
Keywords
- asthma, in children
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Emergency Medicine