The need for chest radiography before initiating non-invasive ventilation: a case report.
Severe, acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are a common presentation to emergency departments in the UK. In this group of patients, clinical examination can be unreliable in excluding a pneumothorax. With the increasing role of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in these cases, we present a case report that highlights the need for an urgent chest X-ray prior to commencement of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation.
Jaffer
Usman
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Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, Suffolk IP, UK. Usman.jaffer@doctors.org.uk
McAuley
Duncan J
DJ
Lewis
David
D
D000368:Aged; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic