What is Brittle asthma ?
It is an unusual variant of asthma in which patients are at risk from sudden death inspite of the fact that their asthma may be well controlled between attacks.
Such patients require:
• Emergency medications at home, in the car and at work.
• Oxygen source at home and at work.
• Nebulized B2 agonists at home and at work.
• Self injectable epinephrine at home, at work.
• Steroids.
• On developing wheeze, the patient should attend the nearest hospital, admission to intensive care may be required .
• Cardiac asthma (PVC)
• Allergic brochopulmonary aspergillosis
• Bronchiectasis
It is an unusual variant of asthma in which patients are at risk from sudden death inspite of the fact that their asthma may be well controlled between attacks.
Such patients require:
• Emergency medications at home, in the car and at work.
• Oxygen source at home and at work.
• Nebulized B2 agonists at home and at work.
• Self injectable epinephrine at home, at work.
• Steroids.
• On developing wheeze, the patient should attend the nearest hospital, admission to intensive care may be required .
Q : wheezy chest + haemoptysis ,, what is the DD ?
• Churg-strauss vasculitis• Cardiac asthma (PVC)
• Allergic brochopulmonary aspergillosis
• Bronchiectasis