Severe Asthma

Abstract

Scenario overview A 29-year-old morbidly obese man is brought in by EMS with severe respiratory distress. He reports cough, sore throat and worsening asthma symptoms. His wife says he has been worsening over the past 5 days. Over the past several hours he has been using his pump every hour with minimal relief. About an hour ago he began to become confused and his wife called 911. Teaching objectives/discussion points Clinical and medical management.

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Publication Title

Simwars Simulation Case Book: Emergency Medicine

Number of Pages

89-92

Document Type

Article; Book Chapter

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107111011.023

Socpus ID

85011385372 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85011385372

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