Asthma Management

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Moderate Asthma Exacerbation

Signs

  • Respiratory rate
    • Increased
  • Use of accessory muscles; suprasternal retractions
    • Common
  • Wheeze
    • Loud throughout on exhalation
  • Pulse
    • 100 - 120bpm
  • Pulsus paradoxus
    • Maybe present 10 - 25mmHg[4]
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