respiratory failure
Lungs stop working
Respiratory failure is a condition in which the lungs cannot adequately exchange gases—either failing to take in enough oxygen or failing to expel enough carbon dioxide, or both.
It can be acute, developing suddenly from trauma or illness, or chronic, progressing over years in conditions like emphysema.
The patient was placed on a ventilator after going into respiratory failure.
Labored respiration condition
- air hungerSensation of inadequate breathing
- gaspingBreathing in sharp gulps
- breathlessnessDifficulty drawing air
- labored breathingEffortful, strained respiration
tachypnea · wheezing · stridor · cyanosis · retractions · apnea · grunting · fatigue
Low blood oxygen levels
- hypoxiaInsufficient tissue oxygenation
- anoxiaAbsence of oxygen supply
- acidosisExcess blood sourness
- alveolarOf tooth sockets
pulmonary · pneumothorax · shunting · dead space · gas exchange · oxygenation · compliance
Placing airway tube
- mechanical ventilationMachine-assisted breathing support
- ventilatorMechanical breathing apparatus
- tracheostomySurgically created airway opening
- oxygen therapyAdministered breathing gas treatment
CPAP · BiPAP · ECMO · nebulizer · bronchodilator · suctioning · inhaler · weaning
Specialized treatment for severe illness
- life supportSystems maintaining vital functions
- code blueHospital cardiac arrest signal
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
- CPREmergency revival technique
crash cart · rapid response · decompensation · sepsis · shock · prognosis · mortality · intractable
Infected, inflamed lung tissue
- asthma attackAcute respiratory distress episode
- pulmonary embolismClot blocking lung artery
- pulmonary edemaExcess fluid in lungs
- drug overdoseHarmful excess consumption
drowning · smoke inhalation · COVID-19 · cystic fibrosis · Guillain-Barré · airway obstruction
dyspnea
Labored respiration condition
- air hungerSensation of inadequate breathing
- gaspingBreathing in sharp gulps
- breathlessnessDifficulty drawing air
labored breathing · tachypnea · wheezing · stridor · cyanosis · retractions · apnea · grunting · fatigue
hypoxemia
Low blood oxygen levels
alveolar · pulmonary · pneumothorax · shunting · dead space · gas exchange · oxygenation · compliance
intubation
Placing airway tube
- mechanical ventilationMachine-assisted breathing support
- ventilatorMechanical breathing apparatus
- tracheostomySurgically created airway opening
oxygen therapy · CPAP · BiPAP · ECMO · nebulizer · bronchodilator · suctioning · inhaler · weaning · extubation
intensive care
Specialized treatment for severe illness
- life supportSystems maintaining vital functions
- code blueHospital cardiac arrest signal
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
CPR · crash cart · rapid response · decompensation · sepsis · shock · prognosis · mortality · intractable · refractory
pneumonia
Infected, inflamed lung tissue
- asthma attackAcute respiratory distress episode
- pulmonary embolismClot blocking lung artery
- pulmonary edemaExcess fluid in lungs
drug overdose · drowning · smoke inhalation · COVID-19 · cystic fibrosis · Guillain-Barré · airway obstruction
- Lungslungs, lung, bronchi, bronchus, alveoli
- health effectsillness, disease, injury, harm, damage
- Respiratory Problemsasthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, COPD, emphysema
- Addiction Harmsaddiction, overdose, dependence, dependency, withdrawal
- Chest Conditionspneumonia, bronchitis, asthma, emphysema, lung cancer
- complicationscomplication, bleeding, paralysis, infections, hemorrhage
failure, failing, inspire, failed, inspiration, expire, aspiration, expiration, inspirational