Air Medical Journal
Volume 26, Issue 5 , Pages 200-201 , September 2007

Magnesium's role in pediatric asthma

  • Michael Chesney, RN, CFRN, CCRN, FP-C, EMT-P I/C

      Affiliations

    • Michael Chesney, RN, CFRN, CCRN, FP-C, EMT-P I/C, is a flight nurse for Survival Flight at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, MI.

References 

  1. Bolte RG . Emergency department treatment of pediatric asthma . Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine . 2004;5:256–269
  2. Darr C . Pediatric respiratory emergencies: lower airway obstructions . In:  Marx JA ,  Hockberger RS ,  Walls RM editor. Rosen's emergency medicine: concepts and clinical practice . 6th ed.. St Louis: Mosby; 2006;
  3. Expert Panel Report 2. Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma. National Institutes of Health Publication 97-4051 . Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health; 1997;
  4. Chipps B , Murphy K . Assessment and treatment of acute asthma in children . J Pediatr . 2005;147:288–294
  5. Fiser R , Torres A , Butch A , Valentine JL . Ionized magnesium concentrations in critically ill children . Crit Care Med . 1998;26:2048–2052
  6. Britton J , Pavord I , Richards K , Wisniewski A , Knox A , Lewis S , et al.   Dietary magnesium, lung function, wheezing and airway hyperreactivity in a random adult population sample . Lancet . 1994;344:357–362

PII: S1067-991X(07)00156-3

doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2007.06.004

Air Medical Journal
Volume 26, Issue 5 , Pages 200-201 , September 2007

Article Tools