PEM Pearls: Metered-Dose Inhaler versus Nebulizer
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An 8-year-old is brought in by her parents with shortness of breath and wheezing. She’s been receiving her “rescue inhaler” at…
Asthma for Ambos
Don't Forget the Bubbles,
Tonight I had the privilege to talk to the team at the Werribee branch of Ambulance Victoria. I was given the brief to talk on…
Management of Mild to Moderate Asthma Exacerbations
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This post is meant to accompany the REBEL Cast episode on The Crashing Asthmatic from June 2015. This blog post will also be…
Nebulizers: old habits die hard
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- Jennifer Middleton, MD, MPHLast week's JFP discussed an updated Cochrane review reasserting that nebulizers cost more, cause…
"Practice Changers" – Every Foundation Needs a Threshold
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The Gist: Recognizing one's threshold to change practice exists as important part of both one's education as a trainee as well…
Nebulizer delivery not better than metered-dose inhalers with spacer in adults or children
Allergy Notes,
In acute asthma inhaled beta 2-agonists are often administered by nebuliser to relieve bronchospasm, but some have argued that…
Cámara espaciadora versus nebulización en el asma
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Si echamos un vistazo a las Guías de Práctica Clínica sobre el asma ya desde hace tiempo preconizan el uso de beta2 con cámara…
Holding chambers (spacers) versus nebulisers for beta-agonist treatment of acute asthma
Podcasts from The Cochrane Library,
One of the first of the many Cochrane Reviews for people with asthma looked at the effects of different ways of taking their…
Holding chambers (spacers) versus nebulisers for beta-agonist treatment of acute asthma
Podcasts from The Cochrane Library,
One of the first of the many Cochrane Reviews for people with asthma looked at the effects of different ways of taking their…