When we first meet Dory, she's just swimming around minding her own business when suddenly she bumps into Marlin and instantly offers to help him hunt down his son.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of death and disability internationally. Alveolar hypoxia and consequent hypoxemia increase in prevalence as disease severity increases.
Approximately one-half of the patients with fat embolism syndrome caused by long bone fractures develop severe hypoxaemia andrespiratory insufficiency and require mechanical ventilation. Neurological features resulting from cerebral embolism frequently present in the early stages.