RT Book, Section
A1 Dalley, Michael T.
A1 Ciment, Ari
A2 Farcy, David A.
A2 Chiu, William C.
A2 Marshall, John P.
A2 Osborn, Tiffany M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1135700322
T1 Severe Asthma and COPD
T2 Critical Care Emergency Medicine, 2e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071838764
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135700322
RD 2024/04/18
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  hyper-responsiveness  to  certain  stimuli.  These  stimuli  trigger  inflammatory  mediators  that  lead  to  airway  inflammation,  mucosal  edema,  and,  ultimately,  reversible  bronchospasm.1