In the middle stages of the disease, ALS patients have chronic headaches, weariness, and helplessness in the face of pneumonia. At times, there will be linguistic disorientation, and eating and drinking through the mouth will become difficult. Furthermore, respiratory failure can occur in the midd...
Figure 6 shows a table for bedside use in estimating the risk of impending sepsis in the NICU using a Figure 4. Odds ratios for clinical findings and the HRC index at the time of diagnosis of clinical and proven sepsis. Horizontal lines are 95% confidence limits. The inset above shows ...
Whereas heart disease is the leading cause of cardiac arrest in adults, children are more likely to go into cardiac arrest due to respiratory failure or asphyxia (oxygen deprivation). Possible causes include respiratory infection, drowning, or drug overdose.8 Symptoms of impending cardiac arrest in ...