[Deceptive and revealing clinical forms of acute respiratory insufficience in chronic bronchopneumopathies].
The authors report 6 cases of acute respiratory failure complicating chronic bronchial and lung disease admitted to hospital with the diagnosis of: heart disease, 3 cases, pulmonary oedema, pulmonary embolism, atrial flutter; status asthmaticus : one case; neuro-psychiatric disease : 2 cases (toxic coma and agitation). The authors emphasize the frequency of chronic bronchial disease and recall the signs of acute decompensation discussing the possible difficulties in diagnosis and the therapeutic implications.
D000368:Aged; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy
Les formes cliniques trompeuses révélatrices de l'insuffisance respiratoire aiguë des broncho-pneumopathies chroniques.