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status asthmaticus

A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | 275 words | Copyright

status asthmaticus (stay-tŭs ass-mat-ik-ŭs) n. a severe attack of asthma. Patients are very breathless and may die from respiratory failure if not treated with inhaled oxygen, bronchodilators, and corticosteroid therapy; sedatives are absolutely contraindicated.

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