Emergency department treatment of adults with acute asthma exacerbations: Effect on exhaled nitric oxide levels
Silverberg J, Rodenas M, Sinert R, Joks R. Emergency department treatment of adults with acute asthma exacerbations: Effect on exhaled nitric oxide levels. Allergy & Asthma Proceedings 2012, 33: 514-518. PMID: 23394510, DOI: 10.2500/aap.2012.33.3613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdolescentAdultAlbuterolAsthmaCohort StudiesEmergency Service, HospitalExhalationHumansIpratropiumNitric OxidePrednisoneProspective StudiesConceptsExhaled nitric oxide levelsAcute asthma exacerbationPeak expiratory flowEmergency departmentNitric oxide levelsAsthma exacerbationsAsthma controlNoninvasive marker of airway inflammationPeripheral blood leukocyte numberTreatment of acute asthma exacerbationsKings County Hospital CenterAssociated with serum IgE levelsFall pollen seasonMarker of airway inflammationTobacco smoking historyAsthma Control TestED treatmentAbsolute eosinophil countAssociated with oxygen saturationSerum IgE levelsAdult asthmatic subjectsBlood leukocyte numbersEmergency department treatmentTreatment of adultsMeasures of inflammation