TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Asthma and Status Asthmaticus A1 - Rozenfeld, Ranna A. PY - 2018 T2 - The PICU Handbook AB - Asthma is a heterogeneous disease of bronchial inflammation and bronchospasm. Status asthmaticus is a state of respiratory compromise characterized by bronchial inflammation and bronchospasm secondary to asthma with resultant prolonged expiratory phase, tachypnea, dyspnea, and work of breathing; it does not respond to conventional therapy and may lead to respiratory failure.1,2 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1152487660 ER -