Citations
Hedlin, G., & Freyschuss, U. (1984). Cardiac output and blood pressure in asthmatic children before and during induced asthma. Acta Paediatrica, 73(4), 441-447.
- Study showing increase in cardiac output and maintenance of systemic vascular resistance (SVR) in children during induced asthma attacks. Blood pressure = cardiac output x SVR. Therefore, blood pressure increases during asthma attacks.
CV Physiology, Cardiovascular Physiology Concepts, Systemic Vascular Resistance.
- Formulas for calculating SVR and Mean Arterial Pressure (blood pressure).
Mayo Clinic, Patient Care & Health Info, Asthma.
- Information on asthma.
Jarvinen, K. A. (1957). Fluctuation of Arterial Blood Pressure in Asthma. British medical journal, 1(5031), 1328.
- Study showing that blood pressure fluctuates during asthma attacks, increasing above normal during exhalation.
Mihatsch, W., Geelhoed, G. C., Landau, L. I., & LeSouef, P. N. (1990). Time course of change in oxygen saturation and peak expiratory flow in children admitted to hospital with acute asthma. Thorax, 45(6), 438-441.
- Study of oxygen saturation (SpO2) values during asthma attack and recovery. SpO2 decreases.
Garrard, C. S., Seidler, A., McKibben, A., McAlpine, L. E., & Gordon, D. (1992). Spectral analysis of heart rate variability in bronchial asthma. Clinical Autonomic Research, 2(2), 105-111.
- Heart rate during asthma attacks is typically increased.
Smith, PHILIP L., et al. "Physiologic manifestations of human anaphylaxis." Journal of Clinical Investigation 66.5 (1980): 1072.
- Study of 11 anaphylaxis patients focused on physiological responses (blood pressure). BP is normal in most patients and low (hypotension) in some.
Public Health Statistics - Asthma hospitalizations in Chicago, by year, 2000 - 2011. City of Chicago.
- Reports 3,321 asthma hospitalizations in 2013.
Asthma in Chicago: Disparities, Perspectives and Interventions. Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago.
- Reports 439,516 diagnosed with asthma in Chicago. Just under 8.4% of the population.