Acute Asthma

1. risk factors

1.1. young age

1.2. exposed to germs

2. diagnosis

2.1. spirometry

2.2. wheezing

2.3. methacoline challenge

3. Treatment

3.1. brochodialator

3.2. avoidance of allergens

3.3. anti inflams

4. pathophysiology

4.1. normal airway between attacks

4.2. allergy induces inflammation of airway

4.3. narrow airway

5. Epidemiology

5.1. higher rates in males less than 18

5.2. higher rates in women over 18

5.3. 500k hospital admissions

5.4. 4500 deaths annually

6. clinical presentation

6.1. dyspnea

6.2. wheezing

6.3. chest tightness

6.4. cough

6.5. tachypena/tachycardia

6.6. hypercapnia

6.7. hypoxemia

7. activation of inflammatory cells