Status asthmaticus with pseudo-dextrocardia, complicated by iatrogenic tension pneumothorax
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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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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pan African Medical Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1937-8688
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2016.24.31.9552