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The successful treatment of hypercapnic respiratory failure with oral modafinil

Hypercapnic respiratory failure is common in advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and is usually treated by nasal ventilation. Not all patients requiring such ventilation can tolerate it, with anxiety and phobia influencing their reaction, along with treatment failure. We report the case h...

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Autores principales: Parnell, Helen, Quirke, Ginny, Farmer, Sally, Adeyemo, Sumbo, Varney, Veronica
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4010627/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24812505
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S54507