Acute severe asthma, previously known as status asthmaticus, is an acute exacerbation of asthma that does not respond to standard treatments of bronchodilators and corticosteroids.
Akutna teška astma, koja se prije nazivala 'status asthmaticus', je akutna egzacerbacija astme koja ne odgovara na uobičajeno liječenje bronhodilatatorima i kortikosteroidima.