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Status Asthmaticus

Definition: Status Asthmaticus

Status Asthmaticus

Noun

1. A prolonged and severe asthma attack that does not respond to standard treatment.

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Specialty Definition: Status Asthmaticus

DomainDefinition

Health

A sudden intense and continuous aggravation of a state of asthma, marked by dyspnea to the point of exhaustion and collapse and not responding to the usual therapeutic efforts. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Status Asthmaticus

DomainTitle

Books

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Non-Fiction Usage: Status Asthmaticus

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Acute asthma attacks that persist, do not respond to bronchodilator therapy, and threaten life are referred to as status asthmaticus. (references)

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Status Asthmaticus

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

status asthmaticus

13
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Modern Translation: Status Asthmaticus

Language Translations for "status asthmaticus"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

status asthmaticus (asthmatic crisis). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

status asthmaticus, crisis asthmatica. (various references)

   

French

  

état de mal asthmatique. (various references)

   

German

  

Status asthmaticus. (various references)

   

Italian

  

status asmaticus, stato asmatico, shock asmatico, male asmatico. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

atusstay asthmaticusay

   

Spanish

  

estado asmático. (various references)

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Quotations: Non-fiction
4. Expressions: Internet
5. Translations: Modern
6. Bibliography


  

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