Respiratory failure

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respiratory insufficiency /failure

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• Where respiratory failure is from CNS depression, the patient will have a decreased level of consciousness and decreased respiratory rate (less than 10 breaths/minute) and/or respiratory volume.
• Doctors now understand that respiratory failure is a serious disorder caused by a variety of different medical problems that may or may not start in the lung.
• Cramer MDBelow:DefinitionDescriptionCauses and symptomsDiagnosisTreatmentPrognosisPreventionKey TermsResources Definition Respiratory failure is nearly any condition that affects breathing function or the lungs themselves and can result in failure of the lungs to function properly.
• Hypoxic respiratory failure is a potentially fatal condition in which newborn infants, for a variety of reasons, cannot breathe in enough oxygen to survive.
• Although respiratory failure is not an uncommon diagnosis in the acute care setting, the underlying causes of it and the level of accurate documentation of it vary widely.

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