a severe attack of asthma in which the patient may die from respiratory failure if not treated with inhaled oxygen or other appropriate measures
Examples of 'status asthmaticus' in a sentence
status asthmaticus
Management of status asthmaticus requires more than guidelines-guided therapy.
Muhammad Faisal Khan, Hadil A Al Otair, Alaa F Elgishy, Abdulaziz Hamad Alzeer 2013, 'Bronchoscopy as a rescue therapy in patients with status asthmaticus: Two case reportsand review of literature', Saudi Journal of Anaesthesiahttp://www.saudija.org/article.asp?issn=1658-354X;year=2013;volume=7;issue=3;spage=327;epage=330;aulast=Khan. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, its role in status asthmaticus has not been yet established.
Dario Lo Cigno, Vischia Federico, Antonio Sechi 2010, 'Case report: emergency treatment of near-fatal acute asthma', Emergency Care Journalhttp://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/1179. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We illustrate two cases of severe status asthmaticus on mechanical ventilation who showed remarkable improvement after therapeutic bronchoscopy.
Muhammad Faisal Khan, Hadil A Al Otair, Alaa F Elgishy, Abdulaziz Hamad Alzeer 2013, 'Bronchoscopy as a rescue therapy in patients with status asthmaticus: Two case reportsand review of literature', Saudi Journal of Anaesthesiahttp://www.saudija.org/article.asp?issn=1658-354X;year=2013;volume=7;issue=3;spage=327;epage=330;aulast=Khan. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Here, we present a 42-year-old man with a history of asthma who was admitted with status asthmaticus requiring intubation.
Ali H , Ateeli H , Natt B , Chaudhary S 2018, 'Medical image of the week: atypical deep sulcus sign', Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Carehttp://www.swjpcc.com/imaging/2018/4/11/medical-image-of-the-week-atypical-deep-sulcus-sign.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)