RT Book, Section
A1 Singh, Anil
A1 Pastores, Stephen M.
A2 Oropello, John M.
A2 Pastores, Stephen M.
A2 Kvetan, Vladimir
SR Print(0)
ID 1136418185
T1 Controversies: Invasive Versus Noninvasive Strategy for Diagnosing Respiratory Failure
T2 Critical Care
YR 1
FD 1
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071820813
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1136418185
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  etiology  of  acute  respiratory  failure  (ARF)  among  different  patient  populations  is  highly  variable.1  In  general,  pulmonary  infections  are  the  leading  cause  of  ARF  followed  by  heart  failure,  exacerbation  of  chronic  obstructive  pulmonary  disease  (COPD),  and  sepsis.2  Early  and  appropriate  diagnostic  strategies  are  vital  for  the  initial  choice  of  therapy  and  subsequent  treatment  decisions.  With  advances  in  medicine,  aggressive  treatments  have  been  introduced  to  achieve  the  highest  possible  cure  which  in  turn,  has  resulted  in  the  concomitant  rise  in  the  incidence  of  life-threatening  toxic  and  infectious  complications,  particularly  involving  the  lungs.