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How do vital signs change during a severe asthma attack?
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Varies: With a severe asthma attack the patients respiratory rate will increase, heart rate may go up. If severe enough to stop breathing then the reverse may occur.
Answered 7/8/2012
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Vital signs...: In a severe asthma exacerbation, the heart rate increases and the level of oxygen decreases. The blood pressure is variable. If infection is present, there may be a fever. The respiratory rate is high.
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