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Definition: Status Asthmaticus |
Status AsthmaticusNoun1. A prolonged and severe asthma attack that does not respond to standard treatment. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
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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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
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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| 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. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
status asthmaticus | 13 |
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| 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 estado asmático. (various references) | ||||||||||
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