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Status asthmaticus

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Status astmathicus is a severe form of asthma bronchiale that does not respond to the usual treatments.

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v t e Obstructive & restrictive conditions relating to the lungs.
Bronchial/ obstructive	acute Acute bronchitis chronic Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Chronic bronchitis Acute exacerbation of COPD) Asthma (Status asthmaticus Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) Exercise-induced Bronchiectasis Cystic fibrosis (CF) unspecified Bronchitis Bronchiolitis Bronchiolitis obliterans Diffuse panbronchiolitis Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)
Restrictive	Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Sarcoidosis Asbestosis Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis Musculoskeletal Abormalities Ankylosing spondylitis for example

Signs and symptoms relating to the respiratory system

Stethoscope
Respiratory sounds
- Stridor
- Wheeze
- Crackles
- Rhonchi
- Stertor
- Squawk
- Pleural friction rub
- Fremitus
- Bronchophony
- Death rattle
Elicited findings

Rate	Apnea Prematurity Dyspnea Hyperventilation Hypoventilation Hyperpnea Tachypnea Hypopnea Bradypnea
Pattern	Agonal respiration Biot's respiration Cheyne–Stokes respiration Kussmaul breathing Ataxic respiration
Other	Respiratory distress Respiratory arrest Orthopnea/Platypnea Trepopnea Aerophagia Asphyxia Breath holding Mouth breathing Snoring

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