Acute Respiratory Failure
Authors: A. JAY BLOCK
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1966)

Article1 November 1966Acute Respiratory FailureObservations on the Use of the Mörch Piston RespiratorA. JAY BLOCK, M.D., WILMOT C. BALL JR., M.D.A. JAY BLOCK, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILMOT C. BALL JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-65-5-957 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAcute respiratory failure in the patient with chronic obstructive airway disease is a relatively common emergency situation in a general hospital. The usual methods of therapy in this condition are well known and include the use of bronchodilators and expectorants, digitalis for heart failure, antibiotics for infection, oxygen for hypoxemia, and perhaps respiratory stimulants. There is, however, a minority of patients who do not respond satisfactorily to this regimen and require mechanical ventilation. 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Respiratorische Entgleisungen mit Bewußtseinsstörungen in der ChirurigeControlled Ventilation with Intermittent Positive-Pressure Breathing in the Management of Acute Ventilatory Failure Associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseEARLE B. WEISS, M.D., MAURICIO J. DULFANO, M.D. 1 November 1966Volume 65, Issue 5Page: 957-976KeywordsFellowshipsHeart diseasesHeart failureHospital medicineHypoxiaOintmentsOxygenRespiratory failureUpper respiratory tract infectionsVentilators Issue Published: 1 November 1966 PDF DownloadLoading ...