Practical Points
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Short-acting beta-2 agonists administered up to 4–10 puffs every 20 min for the first hour, is the most effective way to break an asthma attack
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Over-use of beta-2 agonists and solo use of beta-2 agonists, history of hospitalization or emergency care visit for asthma, or intensive care unit admissions due to asthma in the past year, and poor adherence to medications, predict mortality in asthma
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Sienra-Monge, J.J.L., Navarrete-Rodríguez, E.M., Del-Rio-Chivardi, J.M. (2019). Wheezing and Shortness of Breath After Viral Pharyngitis. In: Rezaei, N. (eds) Pediatric Allergy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18282-3_39
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