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Categories: Emergency medicine | Intensive care medicine | Medical emergencies | Organ failure | Pulmonology
Respiratory failure
Respiratory failure is a medical term for inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory system.
Common causes include pneumonia, chronic obstructive airway disease (caused by tobacco smoking), or drug overdose.
Emergency treatment follows the principles of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Treatment of the underlying cause is required. Mechanical ventilation is often required.
Categories: Emergency medicine | Intensive care medicine | Medical emergencies | Organ failure | Pulmonology
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