Treating acute asthma - salbutamol may not always be the right answer
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Sturney, Sharon; Suntharalingam, Jay
- Source
- Clinical Medicine. Apr 01, 2012 12(2):181-182
- Subject
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1470-2118
β2 agonists are used as first-line treatment in acute asthma. However, they may paradoxically worsen respiratory failure through development of lactic acidosis