Case 12 Asthma.pdf - ACP Pathology Case # 12 Case...

ACP Pathology Case # 12
Case Questions:
1. Based on the available clinical evidence, is the patient’s asthmatic
attack considered mild, moderate, or bordering on respiratory
failure? Based on the clinical evidence available, the patient’s asthmatic
attack is considered moderate. This is due to:
2. What is the most likely trigger of this patient’s asthma attack? 3. Identify three major factors that have likely contributed to the
development of asthma in this patient.

4. Do the patient’s arterial blood gas determinations indicate that the
asthmatic attack is mild, moderate or bordering on respiratory failure?
5. Identify the metabolic state reflected by the patient’s arterial blood pH.