RT Book, Section
A1 Dalley, Michael T.
A1 Bui, Triminh
A2 Farcy, David A.
A2 Chiu, William C.
A2 Flaxman, Alex
A2 Marshall, John P.
SR Print(0)
ID 55810982
T1 Chapter 10. Severe Asthma and COPD
T2 Critical Care Emergency Medicine
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-162824-2
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55810982
RD 2024/04/23
AB Obstructive  airway  disease  is  the  most  common  chronic  pulmonary  pathology  encountered  in  emergency  medicine.  Its  most  common  etiology,  asthma,  is  characterized  by  bronchoconstriction  and  airway  hyperresponsiveness  to  certain  stimuli.  These  stimuli  trigger  inflammatory  mediators  that  lead  to  airway  inflammation,  mucosal  edema,  and,  ultimately,  reversible  bronchospasm.1