17th February 2025

A 30-year-old patient presents to A&E feeling more short of breath than usual.

A 30-year-old patient presents to A&E feeling more short of breath than usual. She has a background of asthma and on auscultation of her chest she has a quiet bilateral wheeze. Her peak flow is 300 L/min (predicted 400 L/min). Her observations are within normal limits and inflammatory markers and CXR are unremarkable. She is given a short acting beta-2 agonist and 40 mg prednisolone. After a few hours of observation, she feels less breathless. 

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