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status asthmaticus

British

/ æsˈmætɪkəs /

noun

a severe attack of asthma in which the patient may die from respiratory failure if not treated with inhaled oxygen or other appropriate measures

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"They go straight into status asthmaticus and… unless you intubate them within a certain time, if they have a respiratory arrest, you have four minutes, otherwise they're brain dead," she explains.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

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