Asthma during pregnancy.
Ineffectively controlled asthma during gestation must be avoided to protect the fetus from untoward effects of maternal hypoxemia and hypocarbia. With current therapy and a compliant gravida, the outcome of pregnancy can be similar to the general population. Physician confidence in antiasthma medications is important. Respiratory distress has pregnancy implications by 20-24 weeks gestation and it is important to have fetal assessment documented when the gravida is treated in the emergency room or during hospitalization for status asthmaticus.
Greenberger
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Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois 60611.
D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome
D001993:Bronchodilator Agents