{"title":"Management of acute asthma.","authors":"S Murphy, H W Kelly","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The principal goal of treatment of the acute exacerbation of asthma is the rapid reversal of the airway obstruction which is best accomplished by the frequent administration of inhaled beta 2-agonists. In addition, the early addition of systemic corticosteroids improves the response in patients who incompletely respond to beta 2-agonists. If present, hypoxemia should be corrected with administration of supplemental oxygen. Close monitoring of the patient's response to treatment is essential and if the patient is over 4 years of age and can cooperate, this should include peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) measurement.</p>","PeriodicalId":77588,"journal":{"name":"Pediatrician","volume":"18 4","pages":"287-300"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1991-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Pediatrician","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The principal goal of treatment of the acute exacerbation of asthma is the rapid reversal of the airway obstruction which is best accomplished by the frequent administration of inhaled beta 2-agonists. In addition, the early addition of systemic corticosteroids improves the response in patients who incompletely respond to beta 2-agonists. If present, hypoxemia should be corrected with administration of supplemental oxygen. Close monitoring of the patient's response to treatment is essential and if the patient is over 4 years of age and can cooperate, this should include peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) measurement.
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