1819 ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE (ADH) RESPONSE IN SEVERE STATUS ASTHMATICUS IN CHILDREN

Pressure-controlled ventilation in children with severe status asthmaticus.

OBJECTIVE The optimum strategy for mechanical ventilation in a child with status asthmaticus is not established. Volume-controlled ventilation continues to be the traditional approach in such children. Pressure-controlled ventilation may be theoretically more advantageous in allowing for more uniform ventilation. We describe our experience with pressure-controlled ventilation in children with s...

Status asthmaticus and the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone.

Effects of endogenous antidiuretic hormone (ADH) on macrophage phagocytosis.

Although several studies have indicated that antidiuretic hormone (ADH) enhances the phagocytic function of the reticuloendothelial system (RES) in shock syndromes, it remains unknown what influence ADH exerts upon the individual phagocytic components of this system. The present investigation was designed to evaluate the effects of endogenous ADH on the phagocytic activity of peritoneal macroph...

Werner Status Asthmaticus in Children : A Review

2001;119;1913-1929 Chest Heinrich A. Werner Status Asthmaticus in Children : A Review http://chestjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/119/6/1913 can be found online on the World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and services ). ISSN: 0012-3692. http://www.chestjournal.org/misc/reprints.shtml ( written permission of the copyright holder No part of this ...

Soluble CD14 in children with status asthmaticus.

BACKGROUND Inflammation is a major component in the pathogenesis of asthma. CD14 is an endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide) receptor, and is expressed mainly on monocytes and macrophages. Binding of LPS to CD14 activates the monocyte or macrophage and causes the release of different cytokines. The soluble form of CD14 is present in serum, and its concentration increases in several clinical conditions...