a life-threatening asthma attack requiring immediate treatment
Severe, prolonged asthma that does not respond to routine treatment. Without aggressive therapy, status asthmaticus can lead to respiratory failure with hypoxemia, hypercapnia, and acidosis.
An acute, severe, and long-lasting asthma attack. A lack of oxygen in blood, blue skin, and unconsciousness may result.
Extremely serious, life-threatening condition where an asthma flare is not responding to treatment. Can be fatal, often requires intubation.
A severe episode of asthma that is not helped (or only partially helped) by inhaled bronchodilators, and that threatens a person's ability to breathe altogether. May require intensive bronchodilator therapy, systemic corticosteroids (oral or IV), or even intubation.
a prolonged and severe asthma attack that does not respond to standard treatment
Serious episode of asthma that inhalers cannot help.
Intensified asthma due to low level of treatment in the early stages.
Status asthmaticus is an acute exacerbation of asthma that does not respond to standard treatments of bronchodilators and corticosteroids. Symptoms include chest tightness, rapidly progressive dypsnea (shortness of breath), dry cough and wheezing.
