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It is a life-threatening episode of airway obstruction and is considered a medical emergency. Complications include cardiac and/or respiratory arrest. The increasing prevalence of atopy and asthma remains unexplained but may be due to infection with respiratory viruses.
For delivering short-acting beta-agonists in acute asthma in children, spacers may have advantages compared to nebulisers, but children with life-threatening asthma have not been studied. [228] There is no strong evidence for the use of intravenous LABA for adults or children who have acute asthma. [ 229 ]
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Respiratory diseases range from mild and self-limiting, such as the common cold, influenza, and pharyngitis to life-threatening diseases such as bacterial pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, tuberculosis, acute asthma, lung cancer, [2] and severe acute respiratory syndromes, such as COVID-19. [3]
And, severe asthma attacks can be life-threatening. Asthma can be treated using medications, lifestyle treatments, and inhalers. Inhalers are handheld devices that get medicine directly into ...
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Reactions to aspirin and other NSAIDs range in severity but almost always have a respiratory component; severe reactions can be life threatening. The symptoms of NSAID-induced reactions are hypersensitivity reactions rather than allergic reactions that trigger other allergen-induced asthma, rhinitis, or hives.
Novartis says the newly approved use of Xolair is a new tool in managing often life-threatening food allergies. The FDA approval was based on a phase 3 placebo-controlled study. Researchers looked ...