Furosemide Nebulization in Patients With COPD Exacerbation--Reply
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Furosemide Nebulization in Patients With COPD Exacerbation.
To the Editor: We read with keen interest the article in the November 2013 issue by Motahar Vahedi and colleagues.1 They described furosemide as an adjunctive therapy for exacerbation of COPD. However, there are a few interesting points that need to be discussed before applying Motahar Vahedi’s results in day to day practice. First, noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is the standard of care for COPD...
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Care
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0020-1324,1943-3654
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.03092