In status asthmaticus,patients have persistent life-threatening

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Status asthmaticus is characterized by increased and progressive dyspnea,jugular venous pulsation,cyanosis,and pulsus paradoxus.Asthma causes more than 5000 deaths per year in the United States.Death is more likely in persons over 45 years old.They are largely preventable and are often related to a delay in the delivery of appropriate medical care.Patients have persistent life-threatening bronchospasm in status asthmaticus despite drug therapy.

In Status Asthmaticus,patients Have Persistent Life-Threatening