Respiratory distress due to platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome: A diagnostic challenge in emergency setting
Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is an unusual cause of hypoxia characterized by enormous variation in oxygen saturation during postural changes. We describe here the clinical presentation, the diagnostic challenge of POS and discuss the main pathophysiological etiologies of the disease in a 75-...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Emergency Care Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/7265 |