Respiratory Failure

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 Pathology 4 More General Terms

More Specific Terms

• acute respiratory failure
• chronic hypercapneic respiratory failure

Introduction

• Includes:

• acute respiratory failure
• chronic respiratory failure

Pathology

• inadequate alveolar ventilation resulting carbon dioxide retention
• increased carbon dioxide production
• decreased respiratory drive
• excessive work of breathing
• increased dead ventilation space
• neuromuscular weakness

More General Terms

• lung disease

respiratory failure