Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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XXII.e

Respiratory failure from ventilatory depression (of neuromuscular cause or causes)

Presentation may range from restrictive lung dysfunction to acute respiratory failure with an increased PaCO2 and respiratory acidosis and blunted ventilatory reponse to hypoxia and/or hypercarbia. Aspiration, brain damage and death can occur (See PMID 25536092). See also under IXi, IXIe, IXa, IXj, IXs.

Publications

Edelen KL, Barton A, Banner W

Sustained low-efficiency dialysis (SLED) therapy following ingestion of isopropanol in a pediatric patient.

Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2020 03;58;208-211 — 2020 03 — 208-211

Slaughter RJ, Mason RW, Beasley DM, Vale JA, Schep LJ

Isopropanol poisoning.

Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2014 Jun;52;470-8 — 2014 Jun — 470-8