Acute severe asthma

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How can the severity of an acute episode of asthma be assessed? What is a reasonable approach to corticosteroid administration in acute severe asthma? For which patients should mechanical ventilation be considered? The answers to these and other questions can be found in this guide to the evaluation and management of potentially fatal exacerbations of asthma.

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Kenneth R. Casey

Kenneth R. Casey, MD Richard H. Winterbauer, MD Dr Casey (left) is a member and Dr Winterbauer (right) is head, section of pulmonary and critical care medicine, department of medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle.

Richard H. Winterbauer

Kenneth R. Casey, MD Richard H. Winterbauer, MD Dr Casey (left) is a member and Dr Winterbauer (right) is head, section of pulmonary and critical care medicine, department of medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle.