Acute asthma in adults controversies and best practice
Schuhmann, M.; Brims, F.; Chauhan, A.J.
Acute Medicine 8(1): 10-16
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 1747-4884 PMID: 21607203 Document Number: 10761
Asthma in the emergency care setting is common and may be life-threatening. Last year the British Thoracic Society updated their guidelines for the management of asthma, however some treatments remain controversial and there is variation in adherence to these and other national and international guidelines.
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