Respiratory failure is a condition in which the blood does not have enough oxygen or has too much carbon dioxide or sometimes both. It is often deadly as the required exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide does not happen leading to issues such as brain damage, organ damage and death. Take our quiz and test your knowledge on respiratory failure.
Low inspired concentration of oxygen
Alveolar hypoventilation
Ventilation-perfusion mismatch
Intrapulmonary shunting
Low mixed venous oxygen content
Mechanical ventilation
Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation
Supplemental oxygenation via nasal cannula
Continuous oxygen saturation monitoring
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Large pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary edema
Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure
Acute hypercarbic respiratory failure
Chronic hypercarbic respiratory failure
Mixed hypoxemic and hypercarbic respiratory failure
< 5 mm Hg
5 to 10 mm Hg
10 to 15 mm Hg
15 to 20 mm Hg
> 20 mm Hg
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