About This Course
Respiratory therapists are a vital component in helping persons with asthma control their disease process through disease self-management education and asthma action plans. However, the CDC reported over 3,000 deaths in the US from asthma in 2016. All patients with asthma are at risk of developing status asthmaticus – an acute asthma episode with progressive severity and poor response to standard therapeutic interventions. This presentation will help the respiratory therapist identify status asthmaticus through patient assessment, describe pathophysiologic findings of the condition, and identify the best evidence-based practice for interventions.
Successful completion of this course requires a score of 70% on the post-test.
Original webcast date: April 30, 2019
**Please note that all programs require the participant to view the entire program prior to taking the final quiz and obtaining a course certificate.**
Describe the pathophysiologic findings of status asthmaticus
Identify signs and symptoms of status asthmaticus
Describe evidence-based medicine practice for the treatment of status asthmaticus
Chapters
Status Asthmaticus
Speaker Information
- Sara Parker MPH, RRT, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS, AE-C
Approved CRCE Hours
1.00
Category
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