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Acute severe asthma results from reversible airway obstruction mostly expiratory, with main reason of obstruction being bronchospasm due to various trigger factors (such as allergens or viral upper respiratory infection) and inflammation of the bronchi and smaller airways. This leads to progressive hypoxemia and hypercarbia requiring bronchodilator nebulizer therapy, systemically administered anti-inflammatory agents (steroids), and sometimes mechanical ventilation.
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Chugh, K. (2012). Acute Severe Asthma. In: Chawla, R., Todi, S. (eds) ICU Protocols. Springer, India. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-0535-7_86
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