uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Acute severe asthma

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A 30-year-old man with asthma presents with severe breathlessness. He is unable to complete sentences, respiratory rate 34, heart rate 130, oxygen saturations 88 percent on air, peak expiratory flow 25 percent of predicted and has a silent chest on auscultation. How should this attack be classified?

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