Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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XXII.e

Respiratory failure from ventilatory depression (of neuromuscular cause or causes)

Presentation may range from restrictive lung dysfunction to acute respiratory failure with an increased PaCO2 and respiratory acidosis and blunted ventilatory reponse to hypoxia and/or hypercarbia. Aspiration, brain damage and death can occur (See PMID 25536092). See also under IXi, IXIe, IXa, IXj, IXs.

Publications

Challoner KR, McCarron MM, Newton EJ

Pentazocine (Talwin) intoxication: report of 57 cases.

The Journal of emergency medicine 1990 Jan-Feb;8;67-74 — 1990 Jan-Feb — 67-74