Tag: dyspnea
SOS Asynchronies: Do We Need Help?
Synchrony between the patient and the ventilator is defined as the appropriate interaction between the two, where the ventilator recognizes patient’s effort and provides support for breathing at the right time—that is,... read more
Integration of Lung Ultrasound in the Diagnostic Reasoning in Acute Dyspneic Patients
Seventy-six physicians responded to the study cases (228 clinical cases resolved). Among the respondents, 28 (37%) were female, 64 (84%) were EPs, and the mean age was 37±8 years. The mean NUDs, respectively, when physicians... read more
Excess Ventilation in COPD-Heart Failure Overlap
Heightened neural drive promoting a ventilatory response beyond that required to overcome an increased "wasted" ventilation led to hypocapnia and poor exercise ventilatory efficiency in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease–heart... read more
EM-Critical Care: Aortic Dissection
Thoracic Aortic Dissection A difficult to diagnose, uncommon, and potentially fatal condition: Emergency Medicine at its finest! Let’s talk about a patient we think see every day in the ED. A man comes in complaining... read more
