Pulmonary failure

In one patient, interstitial pulmonary edema with pulmonary failure was supposedly a first-dose reaction (24). Reversible eosinophilic pneumonia has also been reported (SEDA-19, 342). 

Miniero R, Madon E, Artesani L, Busca A, Sandri A, Aglietta M, Ramenghi U. Acute pulmonary failure after the first administration of recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor. Leukemia 1992 6(4) 352-3. 

Schilling MK, Eichenberger M, Maurer CA, Sigurdsson G, Buchler MW. Ketoconazole and pulmonary failure after esophagectomy a prospective clinical trial. Dis Esophagus 2001 14(1) 37-. ... 

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This chapter discusses the nutritional needs of patients with renal, hepatic, gastrointestinal, and pulmonary failure. The predominant approaches to ensure delivery of safe and efficacious nutrients to patients with these disorders are critically reviewed. 

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Chronic pulmonary failure may be further complicated by metabolic disturbances tending to metabolic alkalosis or metabolic acidosis. The mechanism leading to alkalosis is not always clear, but among the factors that may influence it are the loss of hydrogen and Cl ions, because of vomiting or because of selective Cl and potassium depletion as a result of undernourishment, and prolonged treatment with diuretics. It is usually assumed that severe respiratory acidosis is always accompanied by metabolic acidosis. This reasoning is based on the fact that when the same CO2 tensions are achieved in the blood in vivo and in vitro,the plasma concentration of bicarbonate for identical pH s is lower in vivo than in vitro. In reality, this bicarbonate deficit seems to result because (I) the buffer curve of the blood CO2 has a lower slope in vivo than in vitro and (2) hyperventilation in vivo leads to lactic acid accumulation in he blood. 

Usually, the disease progresses very slowly, but can result in cardiac and pulmonary failure. There is no known treatment, except lung transplantation in end-stage disease. 

Drug overdose In 115 of 130 poisoned patients aged 14-59 years plasma carbamazepine concentrations were above the usual target range [100 ]. There was acute pulmonary failure in three cases. There was a positive correlation between plasma carbamazepine concentrations and both systolic blood pressure and heart rate. 

Suter PM, Fairley HB, Isenberg MD. Optimic end expiratory pressure in patients with acute pulmonary failure. N Engl J Med 1975 292 284—289. 

Faden, A. (1976) Encephalopathy following treatment of chronic pulmonary failure. Neurology, 26, 337. 

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