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==Note==   
==Note==   
*When a patient has chronic asthma and comes in with an exacerbation of this (not status asthmaticus)  you can use [[COPD Acute Exacerbation]] because chronic asthma is considered one of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases.
*When a patient has chronic asthma and comes in with an exacerbation of this (not status asthmaticus)  you can use [[COPD Acute Exacerbation]] because chronic asthma is considered one of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases. This is according to ICD 9, see quote in [[COPD Acute Exacerbation]].