status asthmaticus
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Legal, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
status
[sta´tus, stat´us] (L.)state, particularly in reference to a morbid condition.
absence status sustained clouding of consciousness for several hours, with no interval of normal mental activity, and with few stereotyped movements or no abnormal motor activity.
status asthma´ticus a particularly severe episode of asthma that does not respond adequately to ordinary therapeutic measures and usually requires hospitalization.
status epilep´ticus rapid succession of epileptic spasms without intervals of consciousness; brain damage may result.
status lympha´ticus lymphatism.
performance status ability of a patient to function, as measured by a performance scale.
status thymicolympha´ticus a condition resembling lymphatism, with enlargement of lymphadenoid tissue and of the thymus as the special influencing factor; formerly thought to be the cause of sudden death in children.
status verruco´sus a wartlike appearance of the cerebral cortex, produced by disorderly arrangement of the neuroblasts, so that the formation of fissures and sulci is irregular and unpredictable.
status (omaha) in the omaha system, the condition of the client in relation to objective and subjective defining characteristics.
sta·tus asth·mat·i·cus
a condition of severe, prolonged asthma.
status asthmaticus
Pulmonology A condition characterized by ↓ response in asthmatics to drugs for which they had previously been sensitive; alternatively, the failure to respond to 3 therapeutic interventions with adrenergic bronchodilators in the ER; Pts in SA are invariably hypoxic and require hospital admission for monitoring of arterial blood gases and pH Management If hypercapneic, rehydration, O2, aminophylline, methylprednisone, high-dose IM triamcinolone. See Asthma.sta·tus asth·mat·i·cus
(stā'tŭs az-mat'i-kŭs)A condition of severe, prolonged asthma.
status asthmaticus
A dangerous and often fatal form of ASTHMA requiring emergency hospital treatment by experts. In status asthmaticus the level of oxygen in the blood rapidly drops to a critical degree. Oxygen is given under pressure together with steroid drugs and bronchodilators. Mechanical ventilation may be needed.sta·tus asth·mat·i·cus
(stā'tŭs az-mat'i-kŭs)Condition involving severe, prolonged asthma.