title: Pathophysiology and management of life-threatening asthma.
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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Kussin
mesh_terms: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013224:Status Asthmaticus / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents