Acute Severe Asthma 

Definition of Acute Severe Asthma
Brittle asthma
Near fatal asthma
Hyperacute, fulminating or asphyxic asthma
What is the difference between difficult to treat asthma & severe asthma?
Levels of severity of acute asthma ≥ 6 years
DD of acute asthmatic attach
Management
*General measures:
- Oxygen- Antibiotics
*Standard measures:
- B2-agonists- Anticholinergics- Theophylline- Mg- Systemic & ICS
*Unconventional measures:
- GA- Heliox- CPAP- Whole lung lavage
*MV