TOPIC: Obstructive Lung Diseases TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Acute severe asthma exacerbation increases the risk of patients developing respiratory failure and as a result, likelihood them requiring mechanical ventilation goes up. In one study, Afeesa et al. showed actual mortality <10% in medical ICU stay Status Asthmaticus1. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe case 46...

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Introduction Acute severe asthma is one of the most common causes of visits to hospital emergency departments worldwide and accounts for the greater part of the economic and healthcare burden of the disease.1 Failure to appreciate the severity, inadequate emergency treatment, and delay in referral may lead to increased mortality and morbidity.2 Asthma is the most common respiratory emergency in...