Severe acute asthma is a medical emergency that must be quickly diagnosed and treated. Initial treatment includes a bronchodilator agent and systemic corticosteroids. In severe cases with poor response to the standard treatment, intravenous magnesium sulfate is a therapeutic option. This article aimed a literature review on the use of intravenous magnesium sulfate in the emergency room treatmen...

BACKGROUND Acute asthma during pregnancy is potentially dangerous to the fetus. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of an acute attack of asthma during pregnancy on the course of pregnancy or delivery, or the health of the newborn infant, and to identify undertreatment as a possible cause of the exacerbations. METHODS Five hundred and four pregnant asthmatic subjects were pros...

OBJECTIVE Our goal was to teach emergency department (ED) physicians how to use standardized criteria for diagnosing and classifying asthma severity and to describe the patterns of pediatric ED utilization of these criteria for classification of both acute and chronic severity. METHOD A health care provider education module was developed and implemented in 4 participating EDs in southeast Tex...

Background: This study examines the effect of Asthma on English-speaking time school children. The was investigated systematically in 34 patients with a history asthma from Cholistan desert Punjab province Pakistan, who attended an emergency department hospital Bahawalpur city having dust allergy for acute aggravation. Each patient listened to educational audiotape appropriate counting techniqu...

OBJECTIVES To describe the patient demographics, outcomes and trends of admissions with acute severe asthma admitted to adult critical care units in England and Wales. DESIGN 10-year, retrospective analysis of a national audit database. SETTING Secondary care: adult, general critical care units in the UK. PARTICIPANTS 830 808 admissions to adult, general critical care units. PRIMARY AND...

BACKGROUND Little information is available regarding eosinophil activation and cytokine profiles in relation to age in virus-induced bronchial asthma. We therefore explored the association between age, respiratory viruses, serum eosinophil cationic protein (ECP), and cytokines/chemokines in acute exacerbations of childhood asthma. METHODS We investigated viruses in nasal secretions from 88 pa...

Background: Asthma is a very common, non-communicable, chronic respiratory disease, with high incidence rate worldwide. Currently, no permanent therapeutic strategies are available for the treatment of asthma. Drugs, such as corticosteroids, β2-agonists, and anticholinergics, only temporarily reduce symptoms have various adverse effects. In this study, we investigated use fisetin, readily natur...

OBJECTIVES To provide an overview on the interrelationship between asthma and pregnancy, focusing on management of pregnant women presenting with an acute severe exacerbation. DESIGN A review of the current English-language published clinical trials was performed based on MEDLINE search using the Medical Subject Headings pregnancy and asthma. Current reviews on the topic and practice guidelin...

BACKGROUND The National Asthma Education Prevention Program's (NAEPP) Expert Panel Report 3 (EPR3) guidelines have stressed the need for environmental control measures for asthma, but there is limited evidence of their efficacy. OBJECTIVE To examine the effectiveness of an in-home asthma intervention program for children and adults in Connecticut, we conducted a panel study to analyze quality...