Complete Symptom Control Research Articles

Management of acute anxiety syndrome with parenterally administered lorazepam.

After the preliminary successful use of injectable lorazepam in calming 20 patients who presented with acute anxiety crises, a formal study of 115 other such patients was carried out. All were seen either in a hospital emergency room or on an emergency out-patient basis in private practice. Treatment consisted of an initial intravenous injection of lorazepam (3mg) followed, if necessary, by up to three further injections within a 24-hour period. The result was usually dramatic: complete abolition or reasonable control of symptoms within 30 minutes in all but 2 patients. The major effect was relaxant and sedative; 62 patients slept following the injections. although 55 could be easily aroused, 7 could not. Of the other patients, 49 remained awake but relaxed; only 4 remained tense and were regarded as treatment failures. No significant side-effects or changes in vital signs were noted. The results support and extend those reported by other invesigators in a recent controlled, double-blind (but otherwise similarly conducted) trial.

Fusarium Wilt of Chrysanthemum: Complete Control of Symptoms With an Integrated Fungicide-Lime-Nitrate Regime

Fusarium Wilt of Chrysanthemum: Complete Control of Symptoms With an Integrated Fungicide-Lime-Nitrate Regime

Improper Inhalation Technique-A Barrier to Good Asthma Control

Bronchial Asthma (BA) is a chronic airway disorder with significant morbidity and mortality but due to recent advances in the field of medicine most patients with BA can have complete symptom control and live a normal life. There are various routs of drug delivery for asthma control but among them aerosol inhalation is considered the optimal route. A number of pressured Metered Dose Inhalers (MDI) & Dry Powder Inhalers (DPI) are available for this purpose. However inhalation of therapeutic aerosols is not without difficulty, it requires precise instructions on the inhaler maneuvers, which is different from spontaneous normal breathing. Also, the characteristics of the inhaler device have to be suitable for the user. Available data indicate that, lack of knowledge demonstrated by health professionals & patients on the inhalation maneuvers & handling of inhalers resulting in a reduction of therapeutic benefit. The paper reviews the literature concerning the fundamental aspects of inhaler devices, inhalation maneuvers & device selection, in an attempt to increase the knowledge of and to optimize the clinical use of therapeutic inhalers. As a result of which Asthmatics can be kept under good control. Key words: Bronchial Asthma; MDI; DPI; Inhalation technique; Rotahaler; Cozyhaler. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/fmcj.v6i2.9212 FMCJ 2011; 6(2): 104-106