The pulmonary physician in critical care · 1: Pulmonary investigations for acute respiratory failure

Thorax

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 79-85

  Dakin, J ^a   Griffiths, M ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG INFILTRATE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OPEN LUNG BIOPSY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULTRASOUND;

ACUTE DISEASE; BIOPSY; BRONCHOSCOPY; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036144838     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.57.1.79     Document Type: Review

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