Respiratory Emergencies Flashcards Flashcards by Barney Mccabe | Brainscape

Q

Asthma categories

Moderate exacerbation

A

Increasing symptoms
PEF > 50-75% best or predicted
No features of acute severe asthma

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Asthma categories

Acute severe asthma exacerbation

A

Any one of:

PEF 33-55% best or predicted
Respiratory rate >25/min
Heart rate >110/min
Inability to complete sentence in one breath

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Life Threatening Asthma

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Any one of the following in a patient with severe asthma

PEF <33% best or predicted
Silent chest
Feeble respiratory effort
Arrhythmia
Exhaustion
Unresponsive
Sp02 <92%
Cyanosis
Bradycardia
Hypotension
Confusion

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