Status Asthmaticus Complicated by Cardiac Arrest
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Status asthmaticus with pseudo-dextrocardia, complicated by iatrogenic tension pneumothorax
A 25-year old female, with a background of asthma, presented with acute shortness of breath. On examination the patient was in severe respiratory distress with expiratory wheezes. She was nebulized with ipratropium and fenoterol. A chest x-ray revealed pseudodextrocardia and air trapping (A). She did not respond to inhaled bronchodilator therapy. Intravenous hydrocortisone and magnesium sulphat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0310-057X,1448-0271
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1003800326