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    Respiratory failure results from inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory system, meaning that the arterial oxygen, carbon dioxide, or both cannot be...
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    breathe. Respiratory arrest should be distinguished from respiratory failure. The former refers to the complete cessation of breathing, while respiratory failure...
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    Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a type of respiratory failure characterized by rapid onset of widespread inflammation in the lungs. Symptoms...
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    Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), also called human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) and human orthopneumovirus, is a contagious virus that causes infections...
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    survival for neonatal respiratory failure, 56% survival for pediatric respiratory failure, and 55% survival for adult respiratory failure. Other observational...
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  • child, identifying the type of pathophysiology, e.g., respiratory distress, respiratory failure, or shock and establishing urgency for treatment. The...
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  • Guillain–Barré syndrome develop weakness of the breathing muscles leading to respiratory failure, the inability to breathe adequately to maintain healthy levels of...
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    "metabolic compensation". Acute hypercapnia is called acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF) and is a medical emergency as it generally occurs in the context...
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    also treated with NIV. Non-invasive ventilation is used in acute respiratory failure caused by a number of medical conditions, most prominently chronic...
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    may help maintain weight and nutrition. Death is usually caused by respiratory failure. The disease can affect people of any age, but usually starts around...
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    Pulmonary edema (category Respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium)
    most often leading to dyspnea which can progress to hypoxemia and respiratory failure. Pulmonary edema has multiple causes and is traditionally classified...
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    Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) is a term often used as a synonym for pneumonia but can also be applied to other types of infection including...
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    to respiratory failure, due to the buildup of unexhaled carbon dioxide and its resultant depressant effect on the brain. This may lead to respiratory compromise...
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    Tupac Shakur (category Deaths from respiratory failure)
    was pronounced dead at 4:03 pm. The official causes of death are respiratory failure and cardiopulmonary arrest associated with multiple gunshot wounds...
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    nail clubbing. Complications may include pulmonary hypertension, respiratory failure, pneumothorax, and lung cancer. Causes include environmental pollution...
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    A respiratory therapist is a specialized healthcare practitioner trained in critical care and cardio-pulmonary medicine in order to work therapeutically...
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    lung involvement on imaging), and 5% develop critical symptoms (respiratory failure, shock, or multiorgan dysfunction). Older people are at a higher...
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    Respiratory diseases, or lung diseases, are pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange difficult in air-breathing...
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    Heated humidified high-flow therapy (category Respiratory therapy)
    unlike in adults It has since become popular for use in adults for respiratory failure The traditional low flow system used for medical gas delivery is...
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  • to assess injured and sick children and recognize and treat respiratory distress/failure, shock, cardiac arrest, and arrhythmias. PALS builds upon AHA's...
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    Christopher Lee (category Deaths from respiratory failure)
    Westminster Hospital on 7 June 2015 after being admitted for respiratory problems and heart failure, shortly after celebrating his 93rd birthday. His wife delayed...
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    Charles Manson (category Deaths from respiratory failure)
    medical privacy laws. He died from cardiac arrest resulting from respiratory failure, brought on by colon cancer, at the hospital on November 19. Three...
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    specialty that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract. It is also known as respirology, respiratory medicine, or chest medicine in some countries...
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    Marlon Brando (category Deaths from respiratory failure)
    Brando. On July 1, 2004, Brando died of respiratory failure from pulmonary fibrosis with congestive heart failure at the UCLA Medical Center. The cause...
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  • oxygenation (ECMO) - for temporary support of patients with respiratory and/or cardiac failure . Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R) - for removal...
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    Pneumonia (category Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal period)
    specific treatment. The main impact is on the respiratory and the circulatory system. Respiratory failure not responding to normal oxygen therapy may require...
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  • Goldring, JJ; Wedzicha, JA (August 2008). "Managing acute on chronic respiratory failure: a guide to non-invasive ventilation". British Journal of Hospital...
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  • situation persist, the patient is at risk of exhaustion leading to respiratory failure. Mutations to the V-ATPase 'a4' or 'B1' isoforms result in distal...
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    kidney damage or kidney failure. They do not cause significant neurotoxic paralysis (muscle weakness, respiratory failure), though rarely they may cause...
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    Teddy Pendergrass (category Deaths from respiratory failure)
    solo career until announcing his retirement in 2007. He died from respiratory failure in January 2010. Teddy Pendergrass was born Theodore DeReese Pendergrass...
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