asked 3 weeks ago
Is Ventolin indicated for respiratory infection/pneumonia? The companion document states other causes of bronchoconstriction and lists a multitude of s/s that are frequently present during lung infections. Technically pneumonia itself is not a reactive airway disease but can cause the same symptoms. If the s/s listed in the companion document under other causes of bronchoconstriction are present should we be treating the patient under the bronchoconstriction medical directive despite the likely differential being respiratory infection/pneumonia? Thank you in advance.
1 Answers
answered 1 week ago
Thank you for your question. Pneumonia/suspected respiratory infection itself isn't a direct indication for salbutamol but if a patient with a suspected respiratory infection is also experiencing wheezing or signs of bronchospasm, administering salbutamol would be treating the bronchoconstriction component of their presentation, not the pneumonia directly.
The key consideration is whether the patient is experiencing bronchoconstriction (wheezing, bronchospasm) alongside their respiratory infection or pneumonia. If bronchoconstriction is present as a component of their presentation, then salbutamol would be appropriate under the bronchoconstriction medical directive, regardless of the underlying cause.
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