CLINICAL SCENARIOS IN INTUBATION AND VENTILATION

     
   

 

     
      Clinical Scenario 8

A  73 year old male is discharged from the intensive care unit, following a three week admission for sepsis following a perforated appendix. He has been short of breath all evening. Now he is severely distressed and his chest is moving up and down in a seesaw manner.

 

       
   

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