A 31-year-old woman with a severe asthma exacerbation is being treated in the ED with albuterol and ipratropium. She remains in moderate distress. Wha...

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A 31-year-old woman with a severe asthma exacerbation is being treated in the ED with albuterol and ipratropium. She remains in moderate distress. What is the next evidence-based adjunct?

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IV magnesium sulfate

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Theophylline infusion

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Antibiotics

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Heliox alone

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Non-DHP CCB

us-abem MCQ (SBA): Severe Asthma Exacerbation

A 31-year-old woman with a severe asthma exacerbation is being treated in the ED with albuterol and ipratropium. She remains in moderate distress. What is the next evidence-based adjunct?