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Acute respiratory failure in a neurologically impaired woman
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A 25-year-old female with severe cerebral palsy was admitted to the emergency room for acute respiratory failure. She was cyanotic, with arterial oxygen saturation having dropped to 75% and rapid shallow breathing. The main clinical findings included hyperthermia reaching 39.4°C and diffuse crackles …
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