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C R Jenkins

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PubMed1981

Comparison of ipratropium bromide and salbutamol by aerosolized solution.

Ipratropium bromide (0.125 mg, 0.25 mg and 0.5 mg) and salbutamol (5 mg) by aerosolized solution produced equivalent peak bronchodilatation between one and two hours after administration to ten patients with chronic partially reversible airways obstruction. The duration of action of the two higher doses of ipratropium bromide (0.25 mg--6 hours; 0.5 mg--5 hours) was significantly greater than salbutamol (4 hours). FVC increases with both drugs and saline were greater than FEV1 increases which may indicate dilatation of small peripheral airways or removal of bronchial mucus from these sites after coughing. A dose of 0.25 mg ipratropium bromide as an aerosolised solution is recommended for clinical use.

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PubMed1980

Evaluation of single-dose hypnotic treatment before elective operation.

A prospective randomised double-blind controlled trial was carried out to evaluate the place of a single dose of triazolam, flurazepam, and placebo on the evening before an elective operation in 96 patients. Features of sleep were recorded by patients and nurses on questionnaires. Onset of sleep was delayed and duration of sleep reduced in two-thirds of patients allocated placebo compared with their normal sleep pattern. Two-thirds of these patients also complained of waking more than twice during the night. Both hypnotics significantly improved the duration and time of onset of sleep and reduced the frequency of wakening when compared with the placebo. Patients who took triazolam, however, fell asleep faster and woke less often than those who took flurazepam. Furthermore, triazolam appeared to have advantages over flurazepam before surgery. Thus giving a single dose of a hypnotic on the night before an elective operation improves the patient's sleep, and greater benefit was derived from triazolam than flurazepam.

Adolescent↗
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Airway responsiveness in asthma: bronchial challenge with histamine and 4.5% sodium chloride before and after budesonide.

Inhalation of histamine is commonly used to assess the severity of and to monitor treatment of asthma. Histamine causes airways to narrow by acting directly on specific receptors. Hyperosmolar saline causes airways of asthmatics to narrow indirectly by endogenously mediated events that are potentially modified by drugs used to treat asthma. We wished to determine if hyperosmolar saline (S) is a useful challenge for assessing the airway responsiveness of asthmatic subjects being treated with steroids and to compare changes in airway responses to those changes observed with histamine (H). The airway responses to S and H were assessed by the dose of aerosol provoking a 20% fall in FEV1 and the percent fall in FEV1 per unit dose of aerosol inhaled-the dose response slope (DRS). We studied asthmatic subjects before and during treatment with budesonide-1000 micrograms per day. There was a significant correlation (Spearman's) between PD20 to H and S and DRS to H and S after budesonide (P < 0.05). After 2 months of treatment; the mean PD20 (95% CI) was increased 4.6 (2.5, 8.6) fold to H, and 9.7 (4.2, 22) fold to S, (P = NS) the DRS reduced 7.0 (4.3, 11.5) fold to H and 16.6 (8.4, 33) fold to S (P = NS). Responsiveness to H, measured by PD20 remained throughout the treatment, whereas five subjects did not record a 20% fall after S and the DRS decreased to values close to those we measured in healthy subjects. In conclusion, challenge with 4.5% sodium chloride can be used to assess the early benefits of treatment with aerosol steroids.

Adolescent↗