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XXII.e

XXII - Acute respiratory/cardiorespiratory failure

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

Last update 17/06/2026

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.

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II.d
III.c
X.b
XI.f
XII.g
XIV.a
XIV.h
XXII.e
XXIV.a
XXIV.b
XXIV.c
XXIV.e
XXIV.h
XXIV.j
XXIX.a
XXIX.c
XXIX.h
XXIX.i
XXXVI.b
XXXVI.d
XXXVI.l
XXXVIII.d
I.a
II.e
III.a
X.b
XIII.a
XIII.o
XV.a
XVI.e
XVI.h
XVI.i
XXI.c
XXII.b
XXII.e
XXIV.b
XXIV.c
XXIV.d
XXIV.k
XXIV.w
XXXVI.k
XXXVIII.d
XXXVIII.r
I.a
I.j
III.a
III.c
III.e
IV.a
V.a
XII.b
XIV.a
XIV.f
XIV.l
XV.a
XVI.e
XVI.i
XXI.c
XXII.b
XXII.e
XXIV.b
XXIV.c
XXIV.d
XXIV.k
XXIV.y
XXIV.ad
XXIV.ae
XXIV.af
XXIX.d
XXXVI.f
XXXVIII.e
I.a
I.g
I.i
I.n
II.b
VI.c
X.b
XI.a
XIII.k
XXII.b
XXII.e
XXII.f
XXXV.b
XXXVIII.d
XXXVIII.h