title: Aerosol and inhaled therapy in treatment of acute adult airway obstruction in the emergency department.
abstract: This article reviews the aerosol therapy and inhalotherapy in the nonintubated adult patient with acute severe asthma in the emergency department. Factors influencing lower respiratory deposition of aerosols are summarized. The use of inhaled beta2-adrenergic agonists, anticholinergic drugs, corticosteroids, and heliox are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Departmento de Emergencia, Hospital Central de las FF.AA, Montevideo, Uruguay. gurodrig@ADINET.COM.UY
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Rodrigo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rodrigo
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000328:Adult; D000336:Aerosols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006371:Helium / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D000336:Aerosols; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists; D006371:Helium; C038949:heliox; D010100:Oxygen