Join Drs Mike Wechsler and Josh Kosowsky as they work through the management of a patient presenting with moderate to severe asthma in the ER.

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Resources

Asthma https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/296301-overview

National Center for Health Statistics - Asthma https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/asthma.htm

Beta2-Agonists https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK542249/

Noninvasive Ventilation Procedures https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1417959-overview

The Use of Heliox in Critical Care https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25024941/

High-Flow Nasal Cannula: A Promising Oxygen Therapy for Patients With Severe Bronchial Asthma Complicated With Respiratory Failure https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32211084/

Anti-IL-5 Therapies for Asthma https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35838542/

Recent Advances in the Inhibition of the IL-4 Cytokine Pathway for the Treatment of Allergen-Induced Asthma https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34948449/

Targeting TSLP in Asthma https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35685846/

National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2020 Emergency Department Summary Tables https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhamcs/web_tables/2020-nhamcs-ed-web-tables-508.pdf

FDA Approves Drug Combination Treatment for Adults With Asthma https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/fda-approves-drug-combination-treatment-adults-asthma