ultrasound for critical care physicians: a tempting dilemma
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2014
No abstract available. Article truncated after 150 words. A 46 year old woman presented with progressive severe hypoxemia and a chronic appearing pulmonary embolus on chest CT angiogram to the intensive care unit. The patient was hemodynamically stable, but had an oxygen saturation of 86% on a high-flow 100% oxygen mask. The patient had been previously investigated for interstitial lung disease over the past 2 year, this was felt to be due to non-specific interstitial pneumonitis. Her echocardiogram findings are as presented below (Figures 1 and 2). The patient had refractory hypoxemia despite trials of high flow oxygen and non-invasive positive pressure ventilation. She had mild symptoms at rest but experienced severe activity intolerance secondary to exertional dyspnea. Vitals including blood pressure remained stable and normal during admission and the patient had a pulsus paradoxus measurement of < 10 mmHg. She had previously had an echocardiogram 6 months before that revealed significant pulmonary hypertension. What would be the ...
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| Authors | ;Marzouk I ;Melendres L ;Boivin M |
| Journal | journal of photochemistry and photobiology b: biology |
| Year | 2014 |
| DOI | 10.13175/swjpcc128-14 |
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