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January 04, 2024 - The patient was stabilized in the ED but developed
hypoxic respiratory failure requiring endotracheal … Several days later, the patient returned to the ED for acute respiratory failure and cardiac arrest, … requiring
pre-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation, intubation, and respiratory support. … After thorough review of
her prior laboratory results, her final diagnosis was respiratory failure secondary … pre-existing seizure disorders are admitted to intensive care with increased seizure
frequency and associated respiratory
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49670/psn-pdf
November 01, 2012 - Guidelines dictate
that the diagnosis of CAP requires the presence of clinical features suggestive of acute respiratory … Instead, patients typically present with any number
of respiratory symptoms combined with a variety … psnet.ahrq.gov//#references
Given the challenges associated with diagnosing patients presenting with respiratory … Take-Home Points
Respiratory and infectious issues are commonly encountered in the clinic and ED. … findings or symptoms.(15)
Exam Finding Positive Likelihood Ratio Symptoms Positive Likelihood Ratio
Respiratory
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May 01, 2004 - Preoperatively, she had an upper respiratory infection, but was eating normally. … The child was admitted overnight and was discharged the following morning after her respiratory status … child developed an unexpected compromise in her oxygenation, the decision was
made to monitor her respiratory … unit. (18) Had
an alarm been employed in this case, even with the privacy drapes closed, the child's respiratory … One must also wonder why a patient with an intercurrent upper respiratory infection underwent an elective
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January 01, 2023 - • Pediatric patients are more likely to experience respiratory depression and life-
threatening hypoxia … than healthy adults because of their unique airway anatomy
and respiratory physiology.2,3
• A comprehensive … • Blood pressure should be measured frequently, and the electrocardiogram, heart
rate, respiratory … – Capnography can detect hypoventilation caused by decreased respiratory drive leading to a rise
in … depression whereas
capnography detected all patients with respiratory depression.24
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Approaches
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January 27, 2021 - woman with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was admitted with acute on chronic respiratory … If purely respiratory support is required, the return cannula is placed on the venous side (venovenous … Critical ECMO transport team members would typically include physicians, surgeons, specialist nurses, respiratory … Neurologic injury in adults supported with veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for respiratory … Capabilities of a mobile extracorporeal membrane oxygenation service for severe respiratory failure delivered
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March 31, 2022 - hospitalization for COVID-19 pneumonia-associated complications including acute-on-chronic hypoxic respiratory … however, he was readmitted approximately three times in the subsequent five months for repeated hypoxic respiratory … Unfortunately, the patient developed acute hypoxic respiratory failure that night, prior to transition … leaving the nursing staff no option but to send the patient to the hospital when he experienced acute respiratory
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October 01, 2004 - A chest x-ray showed diffuse pulmonary infiltrates consistent with acute respiratory distress syndrome … Case (cont.): Thin Air
The patient was intubated for hypoxemic respiratory failure. … Shortly thereafter, the respiratory therapist arrived and noticed that the patient was being treated
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June 05, 2024 - Use of the revised second victim experience and support tool to examine second victim experiences of respiratory … Use of the revised second victim experience and support tool to examine second victim experiences of respiratory
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June 01, 2005 - Guidelines dictate that the diagnosis of CAP requires the presence of clinical features suggestive of acute respiratory … Instead, patients typically present with any number of respiratory symptoms combined with a variety of … Given the challenges associated with diagnosing patients presenting with respiratory complaints, there … Take-Home Points Respiratory and infectious issues are commonly encountered in the clinic and ED. … Biomarkers can be helpful in differentiating respiratory processes, but they are nondiagnostic and must
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September 01, 2017 - His initial vital signs showed a blood pressure of 130/75 mm hg, heart rate of 65 beats per
minute, respiratory … However, he rapidly
experienced further respiratory decompensation requiring intubation and mechanical … Systemic
Inflammatory
Response Syndrome)
Temperature >38°C or <36°C Heart rate >90 beats per
min Respiratory … 2
qSOFA (quick
Sequential Organ
Failure Assessment
score)
Systolic blood pressure <90 mm Hg Respiratory … 2
MEWS (Modified
Early Warning Score)
Systolic blood pressure Heart rate Respiratory rate
Temperature
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February 15, 2023 - Association between unmet nonmedication needs after hospital discharge and readmission or death among acute respiratory … WebM&M Cases
Fatal Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Opioid-Induced Respiratory
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November 16, 2022 - Nonoperating room anaesthesia: safety, monitoring, cognitive aids and severe acute respiratory … facilitators to healthcare workers' adherence with infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines for respiratory
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February 10, 2021 - August 17, 2022
Process failures that increase the risk of infection through respiratory … facilitators to healthcare workers' adherence with infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines for respiratory
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February 23, 2022 - Association between unmet nonmedication needs after hospital discharge and readmission or death among acute respiratory … The value of adding a verbal report to written handoffs on early readmission following prolonged respiratory
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January 01, 2019 - year-old man with a history of hypertension was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with hypoxic
respiratory … This high dose of midazolam had led to
the respiratory failure requiring intubation. … pulmonary medicine.(1) Indications for bronchoscopy include (but are
not restricted to) diagnosis of respiratory … (3)
Common complications of diagnostic bronchoscopy relate to the bronchoscope's irritation of the respiratory … : The most noticeable error in this case was the overdose of midazolam, as it led the patient into
respiratory
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February 21, 2020 - The patient was stabilized in the ED but developed hypoxic respiratory failure requiring endotracheal … Several days later, the patient returned to the ED for acute respiratory failure and cardiac arrest, … requiring pre-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation, intubation, and respiratory support. … After thorough review of her prior laboratory results, her final diagnosis was respiratory failure secondary … pre-existing seizure disorders are admitted to intensive care with increased seizure frequency and associated respiratory
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May 01, 2015 - In the emergency department, she was ill appearing and in
some respiratory distress. … for a temperature of 38.6° C, heart rate of 115 beats
per minute, blood pressure of 104/68 mm Hg, respiratory … The patient developed respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation as well as septic
https:/ … Elements of SIRS include
abnormalities in temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, white blood cell … sepsis management include the use of low-tidal volume
ventilation in patients with associated adult respiratory
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September 15, 2024 - evaluate high-
risk ward patients
Educate ward staff
Rapid Response
Team
Critical care nurse, respiratory … call the team if one of the following criteria is met:
Heart rate over 140/min or less than 40/min
Respiratory
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August 24, 2022 - psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nonoperating-room-anaesthesia-safety-monitoring-cognitive-aids-and-severe-acute-respiratory
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November 01, 2012 - saturation of 60% on room air.
12
12
Case: Transfusion Overload (5)
She rapidly worsened and had a respiratory … The clinicians caring for her believed she developed hypoxic respiratory failure from acute volume overload … With supportive care and more diuretics, the patient's hypoxic respiratory failure improved and she was … unit and responded, the clinicians may have avoided the second unit, which seems to have led to the respiratory