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Dyspnea Following Initial Scuba Diving Training
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A 27-year-old man presents with progressive dyspnea following an initial scuba-diving training session. Approximately 1 hour into the dive, he began to feel mild chest tightness directly under his breastbone; this progressed to difficulty breathing with a frequent, nonproductive cough over the following 8 hours. The patient had accidentally held his breath as he ascended from a depth of approximately 12 ft to a depth of 10 ft in a swimming pool. What is the cause of this patient’s dyspnea? eMedicine Case Presentations
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Withdrawal of Life Support Often a Sequential Process
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When withdrawal of life support occurs, there is often a sequential or "stuttering" withdrawal of life-sustaining interventions over a prolonged period of time, such that the whole process takes longer than 1 day, new research suggests. Reuters Health Information
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