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  • Patient with pneumonia and respiratory failure

    2019-11-12

    A 46-year-old patient, non-smoker, was admitted to the emergency with cough, purulent sputum, dyspnea and fever for three days. The chest X-ray and arterial blood gas, collected during oxygen therapy by Venturi mask at 50%, are shown...

  • An old patient with respiratory distress in PSV mode

    2021-10-13

    A 65-year-old patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is on pressure support ventilation (PSV) mode. He presents respiratory distress, using the accessory muscles of breathing and showing asynchrony with the ventilator. Which adjustment would be advisable,...

  • Unusual Curves on the Ventilator Screen

    2021-10-13

    A 45 year old male patient is on mechanical ventilation. He is in the resolution phase of ARDS. Sedation was stopped one hour ago and he is in the AC­-VCV mode. The on-call physician sees the following...

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