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Nebulised salbutamol with and without ipratropium bromide in acute airflow obstruction
This medication is used once a day and comes as an inhaler containing two foil blister strips of powder (100 mcg fluticasone furoate; 62
Respiratory failure is still an important complication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and hospitalisation with an acute episode being a poor prognostic marker
As a result, current guideline recommendations are to avoid prolonged use of
This suggests that the nebulised medicines may have an effect on breathlessness over and above changes in lung function resulting
It has been estimated that 23 million people in Europe are living with COPD stage II–IV and that 17 million have stage I disease
In summary, traditional criteria for bronchodilator reversibility underestimated a beneficial effect of salbutamol in patients with severe emphysema
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may experience an acute worsening of respiratory symptoms that results in additional therapy; this event is defined as a COPD exacerbation (AECOPD)
Tolerance to both the bronchoprotective effect, and, to a lesser extent, the bronchodilator activity, occurs with all inhaled β2-agonists
Dyspnea is defined as “a subjective experience of breathing discomfort that consists of qualitatively distinct sensations that vary in intensity” and is the most common symptom in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) []
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality that is currently the fourth leading cause of death in the world and was projected to be the third leading cause of death by 2020