| Autor: |
Levin RH; Division of Clinical Pharmacy, San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center, California. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
The Nursing clinics of North America [Nurs Clin North Am] 1991 Jun; Vol. 26 (2), pp. 263-72. |
| Abstrakt: |
Most pediatric patients requiring medication to prevent or treat asthmatic symptoms require only the use of inhaled beta 2 agonists. Children younger than 6 years old usually require use of the nebulized or oral forms of beta 2 agonists. Theophylline or cromolyn is added as a second-line agent to the regimens of children who need an additional agent. Anticholinergic agents are added as third-line agents for resistant cases of asthma. Inhaled and oral steroids are reserved for resistant cases of childhood chronic asthma, even though adults frequently are given inhaled steroids as second-line agents. Parenteral steroids are used for the treatment of status asthmaticus. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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