Status Asthmaticus — The Escalation Clock

Kayla is 22, three days past a viral illness, and her asthma is not settling. Five checkpoints, one action at each. Pick right and the clock moves on; pick wrong and you will read why, lose minutes she does not have, and choose again. The chapter’s numbers — peak flow zones, the 93–95 percent target, potassium, magnesium — are all in play.