Take my breath away: a case of lactic acidosis in an asthma exacerbation. (1/9)

A 36-year-old male with a history of chronic asthma presented to an emergency department with shortness of breath consistent with an asthma exacerbation. He had persistent tachypnea following inhaled bronchodilator treatment; thus, the workup and differential diagnosis were expanded. He was found to have a mixed respiratory alkalosis and metabolic acidosis with elevated serum lactate without an obvious cause and was admitted to hospital. His case was reviewed, and the lactic acidosis was thought to be caused by inhaled beta2-agonist use. Emergency physicians should be aware of the potential side effects of inhaled beta2-agonists as lactic acidosis may complicate clinical assessment and management of asthma exacerbations and lead to unnecessary and potentially dangerous escalations in therapy.  (+info)

Antibiotic treatment schemes for very severe community-acquired pneumonia in children: a randomized clinical study. (2/9)

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Derivation and validation of age and temperature specific reference values and centile charts to predict lower respiratory tract infection in children with fever: prospective observational study. (3/9)

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Dose-modifying factor for captopril for mitigation of radiation injury to normal lung. (4/9)

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Recurrent plastic bronchitis in a child with 2009 influenza A (H1N1) and influenza B virus infection. (5/9)

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Early warning scores generated in developed healthcare settings are not sufficient at predicting early mortality in Blantyre, Malawi: a prospective cohort study. (6/9)

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Treatment of fast breathing in neonates and young infants with oral amoxicillin compared with penicillin-gentamicin combination: study protocol for a randomized, open-label equivalence trial. (7/9)

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Scientific rationale for study design of community-based simplified antibiotic therapy trials in newborns and young infants with clinically diagnosed severe infections or fast breathing in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. (8/9)

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