Neuromuscular disease, respiratory failure and cor pulmonale

Respiratory muscle weakness is an uncommon cause of chronic respiratory failure and a rare cause of cor pulmonale. The problem may not be apparent unless specific physical signs are sought or appropriate investigations performed. We present three patients who presented diagnostic difficulty for prol...

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Published in:Postgraduate medical journal 1992-10, Vol.68 (804), p.820-823
Main Authors: White, J., Bullock, R. E., Hudgson, P., Gibson, G. J.
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Adult
Female
Humans
Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation
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Neuromuscular Diseases - complications
Neuromuscular Diseases - diagnosis
Pulmonary Heart Disease - etiology
Respiratory Insufficiency - etiology
Respiratory Insufficiency - therapy
Respiratory Muscles
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