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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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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WF 140.5
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Respiratory Insufficiency. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012131. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012131
- Respiratory Insufficiency. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_failure
- Respiratory Insufficiency. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q767485