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

Jabeen S, Polli SI, Gerber DR

Acute respiratory failure with a single dose of quetiapine fumarate.

The Annals of pharmacotherapy 2006 Mar;40;559-62 — 2006 Mar — 559-62