View Status Asthmaticus.doc from AA 1UNFOLDING Clinical Reasoning Case Study: Asthma I. [1] Recent studies emphasize the increasing severity and mortal-ity associated with asthma. Status Asthmaticus.pdf - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. Status asthmaticus is a severe, life-threatening episode of asthma which is unresponsive to the usual initial therapy. 3. Status asthmaticus necessitates aggressive pharmacological therapy and mechanical ventilation. Status asthmaticus, or acute severe asthma [ 1 ], is a potentially life-threatening episode of severe asthma failing to respond to usually effective or increasing amounts of inhaled [32-adrenergic agonists and theophyl-line preparations. status asthmaticus could be reduced, then there should be an accompanying fall in mortality. [2] An increased risk of death from Data Collection History of Present Problem: Tom Smith is a 15-year-old … Status asthmaticus, or acute severe asthma [ 1 ], is a potentially life-threatening episode of severe asthma failing to respond to usually effective or increasing amounts of inhaled [32-adrenergic agonists and theophylline preparations . Recommended initial rate is 0.5 mg/kg/hr. It should be emphasizedthat this formoftherapyshouldonlybe CONTRIBUTING FACTORS 4. Status asthmaticus has not been well defined. Scribd is the world's largest social reading and publishing site. of status asthmaticus in the emergency department dem-onstrated a clear benefit in both children and adults for improving pulmonary function parameters and preventing hospital admissions18; this was confirmed in a 2013 Co-chrane review.19 However, once a child is admitted to the hospital, the potential benefit of continued ipratropium However, how severe the obstruction, what modalities of therapy are included and over what time frame, are usually not specified. Such an acute episode of asthma is often preceded by inadequate con-trol of symptoms over the preceding weeks It is generally considered as an acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma, characterized by severe obstruction and not relieved by usual treatment. Status asthmaticus• A severe form of asthma in which the airway obstruction is unresponsive to usual drug therapy. Although there are noadequately controlled studies it seems likely that the judicious use of long-term corticosteroids and/or ACTHhas helped to reduce the frequency of status asthmaticus. Pathology Status asthmaticus can lead to several forms of sudden death. Titrate by 0.1 mg/kg/hr every 15 minutes to clinical response. Status Asthmaticus: Optional bolus dose of 0.5 mg/kg (max 50 mg) followed by continuous infusion of 0.5 – 2.5 mg/kg/hr. Status Asthmaticus!!!! !.pdf - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. • Infection.• Inhalation of air pollutants and allergens to which sensitized.• Search Search The most common scenario is severe broncho-spasm, with mucus plugging leading to asphyxia. Status asthmaticus 1. Alcohol Withdrawal: Optional bolus dose of 0.3 mg/kg (max 30 mg) followed by continuous infusion of fghfffgvbjjghgfnmhhfgc Status Asthmaticus Nenette Dusal, RN 2.