Article
Acute Intermittent Porphyria Associated with Respiratory Failure: A Multidisciplinary Approach
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MENEGUETI, Mayra Gonçalves et al. Acute Intermittent Porphyria associated with respiratory failure: a multidisciplinary approach. Critical Care Research and Practice, ID 283690, 2011.
1062-3264
10.1155/2011/283690
Autor
Menegueti, Mayra Gonçalves
Teixeira, Gil Cezar Alkmim
Casarini, Karin Aparecida
Cordeiro, Kátia Simone Muniz
Basile Filho, Aníbal
Martins Filho, Olindo Assis
Martins, Maria Auxiliadora
Resumen
Despite being challenging, delivery of effective nursing care to patients with acute intermittent porphyria is a matter of utmost importance. In this paper, the diversity of symptoms and the difficult diagnosis of this condition are emphasized, and details concerning the treatment of this disorder in the intensive care unit are presented. We believe that acute intermittent porphyria should be borne in mind during performance of differential diagnosis of neurological, psychiatric, and gastroenterological disorders on patients whose routine investigation tests are normal, especially when precipitating factors exist. Intensive care measures and a multidisciplinary team approach are essential.