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Pathophysiology and management of life-threatening asthma
1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Respiratory Care Clinics of North America
|December 1, 1995
Abstract:
With sound medical management and good patient education, only a small minority of patients with asthma ever experience a life-threatening episode. The pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and management of life-threatening asthma are reviewed. Special emphasis is placed on identification of the fatality-prone asthmatic patient and on avoidance of complications of treatment that significantly add to morbidity and mortality rates.