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Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors for hypercapnic ventilatory failure in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Cochrane Review)
Jones PW, Greenstone M

ABSTRACT

Background: Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors such as acetazolamide cause a mild metabolic acidosis and may stimulate breathing. Some patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) develop chronic hypercapnic ventilatory failure. In theory, they m . . .

Full article: The full article is available on Wiley InterScience at http://www.thecochranelibrary.com
Resources: WHO Reproductive Health Library, La Biblioteca Cochrane Plus, Renal Health Library, Malaria in Pregnancy Library
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