id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-351046-yq7287k9 Schubert, Gena How Much Drool Is Too Much?() 2019-12-13 .txt text/plain 3232 199 46 There is a broad differential for a patient with respiratory failure, and careful physical examination and history are imperative to reduce morbidity and prevent mortality. There is a broad differential for a patient with respiratory failure, and careful physical examination and history are imperative to reduce morbidity and prevent mortality. The initial vital signs on his third ED presentation were as follows: temperature 36.7°C, heart rate 130 beats per minute, respiratory rate 30 breaths per minute, pulse oximetry 99%, and blood pressure of 113/81 mm Hg. On examination, the patient was awake and calm in his mother's arms with no acute distress. The differential for a patient presenting to the ED with acute respiratory distress is broad and includes infection, ingestion, trauma, envenomation, muscular disorders, and autoimmune etiologies. Scorpion envenomation often presents with respiratory distress along with increased drooling, abnormal eye movements, muscle twitching, and agitation. 13, 14 The treatment for myasthenia gravis begins with respiratory support including intubation or noninvasive ventilation. ./cache/cord-351046-yq7287k9.txt ./txt/cord-351046-yq7287k9.txt