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A 25-Year-Old Woman with Asthma Is Brought to the Emergency

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A 25-year-old woman with asthma is brought to the emergency department because of an acute asthmatic attack.She is using her sternocleidomastoid and internal/external intercostal muscles to breathe.This can be interpreted as:


A) Improved status; no intervention needed
B) Worsening status; intervention needed
C) Normal breathing pattern; no intervention needed
D) Bronchodilation of the airways

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