Recurrent episodes of hypercapnic respiratory failure triggered by panic attacks in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

A 67-year old female with moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and generalized anxiety disorder presents with three episodes of severe hypercapnic respiratory failure over the previous three months without a clear precipitant that were treated with invasive and non-invasive ventilat...

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Main Author: Christopher Oleynick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007120300617