Isr Med Assoc J
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Lung function response to bronchodilator nebulization via hood in wheezy infants: a pilot study.
In infants, small volume nebulizers with a face mask are commonly used to facilitate aerosol therapy. However, infants may be disturbed by mask application, causing poor mask-to-face seal and thus reducing the dose delivered. ⋯ Nebulized salbutamol induced a variable but positive response in wheezy infants. Salbutamol via hood was as effective as conventional face mask delivery. Since it is simple and patient-friendly, it could replace the face mask method particularly with uncooperative infants.
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Local corticosteroid injection (LCI) for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), using the classic method, is usually associated with improvement in different electrophysiologic parameters of the median nerve. However, there is no correlation between the clinical response and these electrophysiologic parameters. ⋯ LCI at the carpal tunnel using our approach is also associated with favorable electrophysiologic results similar to what has been reported using the classic approach.