Platypnoea–orthodeoxia after left total knee replacement

Platypnoea–orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is a rare disorder characterised by both dyspnoea (platypnoea) and arterial desaturation (orthodeoxia) in the upright position, with improvement in the supine position. We report an unusual case in which an 82-year-old woman developed severe hypoxaemia with POS...

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Autores principales: Almufti, Taha, Eversheim, Franz, Johnson, Brett, Akra, Gabriel Ayonmigbesimi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
Materias:
Reminder of Important Clinical Lesson
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6827959/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31645396
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2019-230771

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6827959/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31645396
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2019-230771

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