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A 60-year-old morbidly obese diabetic male patient with a left lobar pneumonia was shifted from the ward to the intensive care unit (ICU). He had history of progressive breathlessness and altered mental status for 6 h. He was drowsy but arousable, and had a respiratory rate of 33 breaths/min. SpO2 was 92% with facemask using 6 L of oxygen per min. Heart rate was 110/min and blood pressure was 90/60 mmHg.
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Myatra, S.N., Divatia, J.V. (2012). Airway Management. In: Chawla, R., Todi, S. (eds) ICU Protocols. Springer, India. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-0535-7_1
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