Respiratory Symptoms and ST Elevation with Hyperacute T-waves | Online Medical Assistant Training Programs
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An elderly woman was brought to the ED for hypoxia. She had a history of chronic respiratory failure with a tracheostomy and had had multiple episodes over the past few days of increased respiratory effort and hypoxia (down to an SpO2 in the 70s on supplemental O2 via nasal). Associated with this has been increased secretions requiring aggressive suctioning.
On exam in the ED, the patient did not appear nearly so ill and was n…
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