Progression of an acute asthma attack to a severe asthma exacerbation can occur rapidly
and lead to devastating consequences, such as hospitalization and respiratory failure …

Asthma is a chronic airway inflammatory disease that is associated with variable expiratory
flow, variable respiratory symptoms, and exacerbations which sometimes require …

Evaluation and management of asthma exacerbations vary across settings, including at
home, in the office, in the emergency department, and inpatient hospital management. Early …

There are 1.8 million emergency department visits, 500,000 hospitalizations, and 5500
deaths yearly in the United States from acute asthma exacerbations. Favorable outcomes in …

Acute exacerbations of asthma can be life threatening. This article provides an overview of
the pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of acute severe asthma in adults. An …

Objective This review presents a consensus on the emergency management of adult
asthma. Management is discussed under six headings: assessment, asthma treatment …

Asthma affects about 300 million people globally and accounts for 1 in every 250 deaths in
the world. Approximately 12 million people in the United States each year experience an …

Asthma is a complex airway disorder affecting an estimated 32.6 million Americans
sometime within their lifetime, and costing the healthcare system an estimated $19.7 billion …

This article summarizes the recommendations regarding the management of asthma
exacerbations presented in the Expert Panel Report 3 (EPR3)(1). The evidence supporting …

Acute severe asthma exacerbations resulting in emergency department visits and
hospitalization usually constitute a failure of long-term control therapy. However, even …