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