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Asthma, PICU — Infectious Disease Considerations — Clinical Pathway: Inpatient and ICU

Acute Asthma Exacerbation Clinical Pathway — PICU

Infectious Disease Considerations

Influenza During influenza season, patients admitted to the PICU with status asthmaticus and recent fever should be tested for influenza and receive oseltamivir pending results.
Other Viral Etiologies Routine use of Rapid Respiratory Panel (RRP) is otherwise not indicated, patients with status asthmatics and fever/viral prodrome should be placed on contact and droplet precautions.
Bacterial Pneumonia If the patient with status asthmaticus has fever and concern for pneumonia on radiographic imaging, see inpatient pneumonia pathway for antibiotic recommendations.
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