1. Early Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure: A Quality Improvement Project 
Dale M. Needham, MD, PhD, Radha Korupolu, MBBS, MS, Jennifer M. Zanni, PT, MSPT, Pranoti Pradhan, MBBS, MPH, Elizabeth Colantuoni, PhD, Jeffrey B. Palmer, MD, Roy G. Brower, MD, Eddy Fan, MD 
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 
Volume 91, Issue 4, Pages (April 2010)
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2. Fig 1
A 56-year old man during his fourth day in the medical intensive care unit is ambulating, while receiving mechanical ventilation via an oral endotracheal tube, with the assistance of a physical therapist, respiratory therapist, and an ICU nurse. The associated equipment includes a portable ventilator with attached oxygen tanks, a portable cardiac monitor, a wheeled pole with intravenous infusion pumps, and a wheeled walker. A wheelchair (not seen) is being pushed behind the patient by a technician.
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