Table 1.

Three groups of asthmatic patients

Characteristics of group	Group A	Group B	Group C
Number of patients	10	10	10
Nebulized bronchodilator	MgSO4	Salbutamol + isotonic saline	Salbutamol + MgSO4
Dosing frequency	4	4	4
Dosing interval (min)	20	20	20
Dose	3 mL MgSO4	0.5 mL salbutamol	0.5 mL salbutamol
	(3.3% solution, 100 mg)	(0.5% solution, 2.5 mg) diluted in 2.5 mL isotonic saline	(0.5% solution, 2.5 mg) Diluted in 2.5 mL MgSO4 (4% solution, 100 mg)

Abbreviations: MgSO₄, magnesium sulfate; min, minutes.