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Explore Events Asthma attack Asthma attack — 0 seconds Follow a representative airway-narrowing sequence over thirty minutes, and the actions an asthma action plan normally covers.
Acute event How it works Representative whole-body physiology diagram Active organs become brighter as the timeline moves.
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Airway cross-section A bronchiole drawn from the modelled airflow-limitation index: as the index rises the smooth-muscle band thickens and the open lumen shrinks. Airway cross-section A bronchiole drawn from the modelled airflow-limitation index: as the index rises the smooth-muscle band thickens and the open lumen shrinks. 0 % = fully open · 100 % = fully closed Airflow limitation: 10%
Event timeline Onset 2 min 5 min 10 min 15 min 20 min 30 min
Onset · 00:00:00 Narrowing progresses · 00:05:00 Reliever window · 00:15:00 Watch window · 00:30:00 Minutes
Intervention compare Mechanism only. This page shows how an intervention acts. It does not show an amount, a count, a schedule or an expected result.
Short-acting reliever bronchodilator Fast-acting bronchodilator — relaxes airway smooth muscle. No amount, count or schedule is shown. Comparison off
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Time: 0 seconds. Milestone: Onset. Active anatomy: Airways, Left lung. Metrics: Airflow limitation: typically between 5 and 15 %; Oxygen saturation: typically between 96 and 99 %; Breathing rate: typically between 12 and 18 breaths/min Whole-body context: 10% Airways: 15% Left lung: 20% Right lung: 20%