status asthmaticus

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status asthmaticus

(æsˈmætɪkəs)

(Pathology) a severe attack of asthma in which the patient may die from respiratory failure if not treated with inhaled oxygen or other appropriate measures

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status asthmaticus - a prolonged and severe asthma attack that does not respond to standard treatment

asthma, asthma attack, bronchial asthma - respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin

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"Given their association with status asthmaticus, these drugs should be used cautiously in women with asthma."

Labetalol Use Up for Patients With Preeclampsia and Asthma; Use of labetalol versus other antihypertensives linked to increased risk of status asthmaticus

"Overall, 71.4% of status asthmaticus cases occurred among women receiving IV labetalol," said Whitney A.

Status asthmaticus risk upped fourfold with IV labetalol

First, asthma and status asthmaticus diagnoses could not be validated.

Asthma Mortality Among Persons Aged 15-64 Years, by Industry and Occupation--United States, 1999-2016

Tobias, "Inhalational anesthesia: basic pharmacology, end organ effects, and applications in the treatment of status asthmaticus," Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, vol.

Sevoflurane Inhibits the Th2 Response and NLRP3 Expression in Murine Allergic Airway Inflammation

Clinical course and outcome of patients admitted to an ICU for status asthmaticus. Chest 2001;120: 1616-21.

Clinical course and outcome of acute severe asthma (status asthmaticus) in adults Ali Khawaja1 Hira Shahzad2 Murtaza Kazmi3 Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi4

Cases of status asthmaticus, tuberculosis and lung malignancies attending pulmonology clinic were excluded from our study.

AWARENESS AND USE OF COMPLEMENTARY ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE IN PATIENTS WITH ASTHMA

Another aspect that may improve results is the concept of 'awake ECMO' [12]--a good example would be a patient with status asthmaticus or acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in South Africa

Severe, acute asthma attacks clinically known as status asthmaticus describe the uncommon exacerbations that can persist for up to days and even weeks wherein airflow obstruction reaches such an extreme that it frequently warrants intensive care hospital admissions, including mechanical ventilation.

Fatality following acute onset of shortness of breath

Status asthmaticus in the medical intensive care unit: a 30-year experience.

Mechanical ventilation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma/Ventilacao mecanica na doenca pulmonar obstrutiva cronica e na asma

Analysing a retrospective dataset collected in patients with status asthmaticus receiving mechanical ventilation, they found that the use of lower tidal volumes, with inevitable increase in PaC[O.sub.2], resulted in better survival.

Hypercapnia: keeping therapy and diagnosis distinct

[1,2] The term status asthmaticus is used less often and refers to an asthma exacerbation that is severe and continuous.