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A case of extreme hypercapnia: implications for the prehospital and accident and emergency department management of acutely dyspnoeic patients
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- Published on: 2 March 2004
- Published on: 2 March 2004A case of extreme hypercapniaShow More
Dear Editor
I read with interest the case report by Urwin et al. but wonder if there is another explanation for the patients’ deterioration, other than the administration of oxygen by the ambulance crew. The case presented involved a 64 year-old woman with undiagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She was referred by her GP with a four-day history of increased shortness of breath. On arrival of...
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