Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology
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Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. · Oct 2007
ReviewRole of nitric oxide production in anaphylaxis and its relevance for the treatment of anaphylactic hypotension with methylene blue.
To review the role of nitric oxide production in anaphylaxis. ⋯ Nitric oxide plays a significant role in the pathophysiology of anaphylaxis. Treatment with methylene blue should be considered in patients with anaphylactic hypotension that has not responded to other interventions.
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Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. · Oct 2007
Depression symptoms and substance abuse in adolescents with asthma.
Depression and risk behaviors occur often in adolescents in the United States, but their frequency in youth with asthma is not well documented. ⋯ National rates of depression and associated risk behaviors in youth with asthma have not been previously reported, indicate a need to screen adolescents with asthma for depression, and suggest that risk behaviors in this population may signal heightened need for intervention.