ABSTRACT
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways. In the chronic
disease state, asthma severity can be classified based on symptom frequency, spirometric evaluation, or rescue medication usage (1). Worsening
disease occurs as a result of increased bronchial smooth muscle contraction,
increased airway edema, and/or a higher burden of intraluminal mucus (1).
The hallmark features of an acute asthma (AA) attack are wheezing, cough-
ing, chest tightness, and dyspnea. These attacks are associated with variable
obstruction to airflow with an inconsistent degree of reversibility.
