Diseases

Respiratory Insufficiency

Failure to adequately provide oxygen to cells of the body and to remove excess carbon dioxide from them. (Stedman, 25th ed)

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Failure to adequately provide oxygen to cells of the body and to remove excess carbon dioxide from them. (Stedman, 25th ed)

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Synonyms

18 entry terms
  • Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure
  • Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
  • Hypercapnic Acute Respiratory Failure
  • Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure
  • Hypoxemic Acute Respiratory Failure
  • Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
  • Respiratory Depression
  • Respiratory Failure
  • Ventilatory Depression
  • Depressions, Ventilatory
  • Failure, Hypercapnic Respiratory
  • Failure, Hypoxemic Respiratory
  • Failure, Respiratory
  • Hypercapnic Respiratory Failures
  • Hypoxemic Respiratory Failures
  • Respiratory Failure, Hypercapnic
  • Respiratory Failure, Hypoxemic
  • Respiratory Failures

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN in newborn inf

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NLM Classification

WF 140.5

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Respiratory Insufficiency. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012131. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012131
  2. Respiratory Insufficiency. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_failure
  3. Respiratory Insufficiency. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q767485