A 50-year-old female non-smoker with a past medical history of rheumatoid arthritis
and asthma presented to the pulmonology clinic with a chief complaint of acute on
chronic exertional dyspnea for 6 months. The patient was discharged from the hospital
2 weeks prior and was given the diagnosis of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure secondary
to asthma exacerbation. She was discharged with a 7-day course of prednisone, which
temporarily improved her dyspnea, and an outpatient referral was placed.
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Published online: June 06, 2022
Robert G. Stern, MD, Section EditorFootnotes
Funding: None.
Authorship: Both authors had access to the data and a role in writing this manuscript.
The conclusions and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect an official position of Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, the US Government, Department of Defense, or the US Air Force.
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