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Erratum to: Misuse of Respiratory Inhalers in Hospitalized Patients with Asthma or COPD.

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Summary of "Erratum to: Misuse of Respiratory Inhalers in Hospitalized Patients with Asthma or COPD."

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Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Section of Hospital Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA, vpress@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu.

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Name: Journal of general internal medicine
ISSN: 1525-1497
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Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions

Dyspnea, Paroxysmal

A disorder characterized by sudden attacks of respiratory distress in at rest patients with HEART FAILURE and PULMONARY EDEMA. It usually occurs at night after several hours of sleep in a reclining position. Patients awaken with a feeling of suffocation, coughing, a cold sweat, and TACHYCARDIA. When there is significant WHEEZING, it is called cardiac asthma.

Respiratory Hypersensitivity

A form of hypersensitivity affecting the respiratory tract. It includes ASTHMA and RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL.

Adolescent, Hospitalized

Adolescent hospitalized for short term care.

Child, Hospitalized

Child hospitalized for short term care.

Published Erratum

Work consisting of an acknowledgment of an error, issued by a publisher, editor, or author. It customarily cites the source where the error occurred, giving complete bibliographic data for retrieval. In the case of books and monographs, author, title, imprint, paging, and other helpful references will be given; in the case of journal articles, the author, title, paging, and journal reference will be shown. An erratum notice is variously cited as Errata or Corrigenda.

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