acute asthma

collocation in English

meaningsofacuteandasthma

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acute
adjective
uk
/əˈkjuːt/us
/əˈkjuːt/
If a bad situation is acute, it causes severe problems ...
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asthma
noun[U]
uk
/ˈæs.mə/us
/ˈæz.mə/
a medical condition that makes breathing difficult by causing the air passages to become narrow ...
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(Definition ofacuteandasthmafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Readmission rates are associated with differences in the process of care inacuteasthma.
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They are used in high doses in worsening andacuteasthma.
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They should not be used to treat anacuteasthmaattack.
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The number of children being admitted to hospital over the past 10 years withacuteasthmahas doubled.
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It should be treated as for any otheracuteasthmaattack with oxygen, nebulisers and steroids, and possibly with intravenous bronchodilators and/or magnesium sulphate according to current guidelines.
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Zileuton is not indicated for use in the reversal of bronchospasm inacuteasthmaattacks.
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It was the mainstay of treatment inacuteasthmabefore the advent of bronchodilators.
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However, another breakdown andacuteasthmaled to his resignation in 1926.
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She was diagnosed withacuteasthmaand was unable to play the next year.
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The official cause of death was anacuteasthmaattack complicated by sudden cardiac arrhythmia.
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Unfortunately, and despite the availability of effective preventive therapy, the prevalence of asthma and the occurrence ofacuteasthmaattacks has been rising.
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There are also non-pathogenic bioaerosols that can have adverse health effects varying from mild allergic reactions toacuteasthmaattacks.
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Recent studies have revealed that magnesium sulfate can be nebulized to reduce the symptoms ofacuteasthma.
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Her death certificate lists the cause asacuteasthmaattack due to or as a consequence of smoke inhalation.
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It is an anticholinergic drug used for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease andacuteasthma.
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Studies conducted have revealed that magnesium sulfate can be nebulized to reduce the symptoms ofacuteasthma.
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