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Use of ipratropium bromide in asthma: Results of a multi-clinic study
(Elsevier, 1986-11-14)
A multi-center, double-blind, 90-day study compared an ipratropium bromide metered-dose inhaler (40 [mu]g four times a day) with a metaproterenol metered-dose inhaler (1,500 [mu]g four times a day) in 164 patients with ...
Adult respiratory distress syndrome in neutropenic patients
(Elsevier, 1986-06)
The precise pathophysiologic mechanisms that cause the adult respiratory distress syndrome are unknown. Indirect evidence from human studies and extrapolations from animal models have suggested that phagocytic neutrophils ...
Pulmonary host defenses and oropharyngeal pathogens
(Elsevier, 1990-05-14)
The lower respiratory tract is repetitively inoculated with oropharyngeal bacteria and yet pneumonia is an infrequent event. Efficient mechanisms of antibacterial defense are present in the respiratory tract that eliminate ...
Hypophosphatemia-associated respiratory muscle weakness in a general inpatient population
(Elsevier, 1988-05)
Although hypophosphatemia has been implicated as a cause of respiratory failure, its impact on respiratory muscle function in patients hospitalized for other reasons remains to be determined. Maximal inspiratory pressures ...