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1. The untapped wellspring of translational research--the auto PEEP example.(MECHANICAL VENTILATION)
...digital flow monitoring was not an option. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In late 1979 a patient of mine hospitalized with exacerbated COPD underwent subacute respiratory decompensation that required intubation and mechanical ventilation. While immersed...
January 1, 2006; FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine

2. I was the plaintiffs' lone target--and my insurance was gone
...or MI. He had episodic shortness of breath; with the low-grade temperature, pneumonia was a consideration, as was exacerbated COPD. His complaint of muscle spasm-like pain suggested a musculoskeletal problem. What about pulmonary embolism? I placed...
April 12, 1999; Medical Economics

3. Cost effectiveness of BNP testing.
...Acute heart failure was the final discharge diagnosis in 45% in the BNP group and 51% in the control group, with exacerbated COPD or asthma in 23% and 11% respectively. In the BNP group, BNP levels were less than 100 ng/L in 36%, between 100 and...
August 1, 2006; Bandolier