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A Patient Is Admitted with Hypoxemia and Acute Respiratory Failure

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A patient is admitted with hypoxemia and acute respiratory failure. The patient has COPD and is being treated for an acute exacerbation. The patient is intubated in the ER and is transferred to ICU and maintained on mechanical ventilation for 24 hours. The patient has a history of chronic diastolic congestive heart failure.


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