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Platypnea-orthodeoxia due to osteoporosis and severe kyphosis: a rare cause for dyspnea and hypoxemia
Platypnea orthodeoxia is a rare disorder characterized by dyspnea and arterial desaturation, exacerbated by the upright position and relieved when the subject is recumbent. We report the case of a 79-year old woman admitted to hospital with dyspnea who was thought to have restrictive ventilatory imp...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3205784/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22049312 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/hi.2011.e13 |