bleep.guide · Foundation Emergencies

Acute severe asthma

Wednesday, 21 October 2026

Severity assessment, oxygen targets, bronchodilator and corticosteroid therapy, the role of intravenous magnesium, serial blood gas interpretation, and recognition of impending respiratory failure.

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• A–E assessment and the arrest call
• Hypotension and the shocked patient
• Low urine output, retention and acute kidney injury
• The new oxygen requirement
• Heart failure and acute pulmonary oedema

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