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Respiratory Failure

What is respiratory failure?

Respiratory failure is a condition in which your blood doesn't have enough oxygen or has too much carbon dioxide. Sometimes you can have both problems.

When you breathe, your lungs take in oxygen. The oxygen passes into your blood, which carries it to your organs. Your organs, such as your heart and brain, need this oxygen-rich blood to work well.

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  1. Respiratory Failure (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is respiratory failure? Respiratory failure is a condition in which your blood doesn't have enough oxygen or has too much carbon dioxide. Sometimes you ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/respiratoryfailure.html - Health Topics
  2. Hereditary myopathy with early respiratory failure 
    Hereditary myopathy with early respiratory failure (HMERF) is an inherited disease that affects muscles used for movement (skeletal muscles) and muscles that are ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...y-myopathy-with-early-respiratory-failure - Genetics
  3. Respiratory acidosis 
    Complications may include: Poor organ function Respiratory failure Shock
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000092.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. What Is Respiratory Failure? From the National Institutes of Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)  
    Respiratory failure, acute respiratory failure, chronic respiratory failure, ventilator, CPAP, Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, ECMO
    https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/respiratory-failure - External Health Links
  5. Tracheostomy care 
    A tracheostomy is surgery to create a hole in your neck that goes into your windpipe. If you need it for just a short time, it will ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000076.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Lung Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... breathing problems. Some lung diseases can lead to respiratory failure. Dept. of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health
    https://medlineplus.gov/lungdiseases.html - Health Topics
  7. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) 
    Complications may include: Respiratory failure Liver failure Heart failure Kidney problems
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007192.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress type 1 
    ... an inherited condition that causes muscle weakness and respiratory failure typically beginning in infancy. Early features of this ... of the disorder later in childhood.Soon after respiratory failure occurs, individuals with SMARD1 develop muscle weakness in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...-atrophy-with-respiratory-distress-type-1 - Genetics
  9. Blood gases 
    Blood gases are a measurement of how much oxygen and carbon dioxide are in your blood. They also determine the acidity (pH) of your ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003855.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. How to breathe when you are short of breath 
    Pursed lip breathing helps you use less energy to breathe. It can help you relax. When you are short of breath, it helps you slow ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000053.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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