Near-Fatal Asthma

By Mark D. Siegel, MD, FCCP

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Figure 5. The problem with autoPEEP: When airways become entirely occluded (eg, by mucus plugs), measured autoPEEP may significantly underestimate the pressures present in the distal airways and alveoli in lung units that do not communicate with the airway opening. AP = autoPEEP. Reprinted with permission from Leatherman and Ravencraft.⁶⁰

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