Exercise-induced asthma and competitive athletics.
Although swimming is their optimum sport and exercise, asthmatics should be encouraged to embrace a full and varied program of sport and physical education. Sports exclusion should be infrequent as possible. Pre-exercise cromolyn sodium with significantly reduce exercise-induced asthma (EIA) and salbutamol may be administered pre-exercise should EIA supervene. "Warm-up" is recommended. The current ruling which classes selective beta2-adrenocepter agonists as doping agents in sports should be rescinded.
D000293:Adolescent; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D005080:Exercise Test; D006801:Humans; D011292:Premedication; D012420:Running; D013178:Sports Medicine; D013550:Swimming
D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists