Things are not always what they seem

A 80-year-old woman, heavy ex-smoker (60 pack-years) affected by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), presented to the emergency department with worsening dyspnea in the previous three hours, metabolic alkalosis (pH 7.55, pO2 33 mmHg, pCO2 34 mmHg, HCO3 30 mmol/L, lactates 3.3 mmol/L) and p...

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Main Authors: Massimo Barakat, Stefania Sartoni Galloni, Nilde Di Paolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2025-06-01
Series:Emergency Care Journal
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Online Access:https://www.pagepressjournals.org/ecj/article/view/13942
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