Quick Review: Asthma Exacerbation

Guidelines

• Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA). Global strategy for asthma management and prevention

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Primary Literature

• Combined inhaled beta-agonist and anticholinergic agents for emergency management in adults with asthma

• A Randomized Controlled Noninferiority Trial of Single Dose of Oral Dexamethasone Versus 5 Days of Oral Prednisone in Acute Adult Asthma.

• The effect of nebulized magnesium sulfate in the treatment of moderate to severe asthma attacks: a randomized clinical trial.

•  Ketamine versus aminophylline for acute asthma in children: A randomized, controlled trial.

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Review Article

• Asthma Exacerbations: Pathogenesis, Prevention, and Treatment.

• Ketamine in status asthmaticus: A review.

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Podcast & Blogs

• REBEL Cast Episode 11: The Crashing Asthmatic

• Emergency management of severe asthma