Respiratory assessment and monitoring

• A 68 y.o., 70 kg woman with COPD and worsening dyspnoea is admitted to the emergency department of your hospital and you are called by a colleague to evaluate with a view to respiratory intervention...
• A 62 y.o., 75 kg man with a previous history of emphysema, coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure, is admitted to the emergency department, with a history of increasing shortness of breath, cough productive of yellow sputum and fever to 39ºC...