RT Book, Section A1 Rozenfeld, Ranna A. SR Print(0) ID 1152487660 T1 Asthma and Status Asthmaticus T2 The PICU Handbook YR 2018 FD 2018 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259834370 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1152487660 RD 2024/03/28 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