A 4-year-old girl asthmatic child is brought to casualty. She is not speaking and has fast shallow breathing with pulsus paradoxsus. ABG shows respiratory acidosis. What is the next best step in management of this patient?
Correct Answer: Urgent endotracheal intubation
Description: 1. | CO2 - Respiratory acidosis - pulsus paradoxus 2. Patients not speaking - Imminent respiratory arrest | Do urgent Endotracheal intubation Other option Hyper baric oxygen therapy - CO poisoning, HAPE(High altitude pulmonary edema) MDI with salbutamol - patient cannot inhale Aminophylline - may cause PSVT
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