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                                               CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF ASTHMA









                            Severe Clinical Manifestations







                            2. Increased heart rate & blood pressure


                                   • Tachycardia

                                   • hyperventilation causes tachycardia where the heart pumps


                                       blood faster to supply enough oxygen for the body's needs.

                                   • In this situation, the blood pumped out of the heart is inefficient
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