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Acute severe asthma (emergency)

General health information, not a diagnosis. In an emergency, call 102. Always consult a qualified health professional.

🚨 This can be an emergency

If any of these are present, call 102 and go to the nearest emergency hospital now.

EMERGENCY, go now: this is an emergency condition
go to the nearest emergency department or call 102.

📞 Call 102 now

What it is

Acute severe asthma (emergency) is an emergency condition assessed by SI.

Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus · Reference · Mayo Clinic

Symptoms

Findings that point to it: wheeze, asthma severe signs.

Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus · Reference · Mayo Clinic

When to seek care

EMERGENCY, go now: this is an emergency condition; go to the nearest emergency department or call 102.

Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus · Reference · Mayo Clinic

Diagnosis

Tests used to confirm: oxygen, nebulised salbutamol, steroid; emergency care.

Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus · Reference · Mayo Clinic

Care & treatment

Treatment is decided by a clinician after confirming the diagnosis. No dosing information is given here.

Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus · Reference · Mayo Clinic

Clinical guideline

BTS/SIGN 158 (2019), GINA 2024

Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus · Reference · Mayo Clinic

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Text: SI summary in its own words (CC BY 4.0) with NLM MedlinePlus public-domain summary; facts checked against WHO fact sheets (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO, paraphrased with attribution) and Mayo Clinic (linked reference only, no text used); ICD-10 and labels from Wikidata (CC0).