Ipratropium for infant wheeze - a Christmas stocking stuffer

On the run-up to Christmas, this site will be delivering some rather minimalist FOAMed.  Instead of comprehensive explanations, there will be some short but hopefully useful posts for you to enjoy.  Think of them like a stocking stuffer rather than your main present.  Perhaps you'll like this format even better.  [I will never forget the year that my children played more with one of their stocking stuffers than with their main present.  That stocking filler present was a whoopee cushion.]

Here it is:

That little caveat at the end is about the use of ipratropium as an additional agent in the treatment of severe/ life-threatening brochospasm due to viral wheeze.  In that scenario, it's still very much all about the salbutamol.

That's all folks.  If you wanted something bigger, you'll have to wait until we're opening the main Christmas presents, or you could read this post that goes into more detail about infant wheeze diagnosis.

I hope you're looking forward to your next stocking stuffer.

Edward Snelson

@sailordoctor