We were interested by the possible association between the control serum K levels and maximum decrease in serum K after 3,-adrenergic drug administration described by Raimondi et al. When we re-examined our data in this light there was no linear correlation found in the group that received IM albuterol (r = . 10), a weak correlation in the IV albuterol group (r .50) and a good linear correlatio...

RESULTS. Compared with montelukast, children treated with FP experienced a significantly greater increase in mean percent forced expiratory volume in 1 second, mean morning peak expiratory flow rate, and mean evening peak expiratory flow rate. Children treated with FP also experienced significantly greater reductions in total supplemental albuterol use, mean nighttime albuterol use, and mean ni...

Nineteen outpatients with stable obstructive pulmonary disease (mean forced expiratory volume in one second [FEV1], 1.00 + 0.10 L) were evaluated for airway response to albuterol (salbutamol) administered by metered-dose inhaler and Bosch ultrasonic nebulizer (BUSN). Albuterol administered by metered-dose inhaler but not by nebulizer caused a significant increase in FEV1 and the mean forced exp...

Bronchodilator responses to both nebulized albuterol (salbutamol) and ipratropium bromide and aerosol delivery to the tracheobronchial tree have been assessed in eight patients with chronic stable asthma (mean baseline FEV1, 50 percent; reversibility greater than 20 percent). Two commercially available nebulizer systems were used, namely, a Turret nebulizer operated at a compressed gas flow rat...

1. Abstract 2. Introduction 3. The beta-agonist controversy in asthma 4. Effect of beta-2-adrenergic receptor agonists in animal and human model systems 4.1. Overview of preclinical data 4.2. Key preclinical enantiomer data on airway contractile function 4.2.1. In vitro animal models of airway contractility 4.2.2. In vivo animal models of airway contractility 4.2.3. Human airway tissue contract...

M e t h o d s Design: Randomized controlled trial (Beclomethasone plus Salbutamol Treatment [BEST] study). Allocation: Unclear allocation concealment.* Blinding: Blinded (unclear).* Follow-up period: 6 months. Setting: 25 centers in Italy, Austria, Poland, and Spain. Patients: 466 patients, 18 to 65 years of age, with mild, persistent asthma for ≥ 6 months, prebronchodilator FEV1≥ 75% of predic...

Formoterol fumarate is a new beta 2-adrenergic agonist with a long lasting effect. The bronchospasmolytic effect of 12 micrograms of formoterol was compared with that of 200 micrograms of albuterol (salbutamol) in a single-center, double-blind, randomized within-patient study. The drugs were given as aerosols by MDI to 16 patients with nocturnal asthma in a stable phase. The inhalations were gi...

OBJECTIVE A foreign body aspiration in the tracheobronchial tree is a dangerous medical condition in the childhood period. Although rigid bronchoscopy is a safe procedure, it may cause complications. The aim of this study was to present our bronchoscopy experience and to evaluate the efficacy of pre-operative administration of nebulized albuterol and budesonide combination for reducing intra-op...

The two most common albuterol preparations used for nebulization are: (1) Ventolin (albuterol) respirator solution (Glaxo Canada Inc; Montreal, Canada) of which 2.5 mg (0.5 mL) is diluted with 2 mL of normal saline solution, and (2) the preservative-free, prediluted Ventolin (albuterol) Nebules PF (Glaxo) (2.5 mg/2.5 mL). The two preparations were compared using both a Hudson 1720 "T" up-draft ...