RT Book, Section
A1 Grippi, Michael A.
A2 Grippi, Michael A.
A2 Elias, Jack A.
A2 Fishman, Jay A.
A2 Kotloff, Robert M.
A2 Pack, Allan I.
A2 Senior, Robert M.
A2 Siegel, Mark D.
SR Print(0)
ID 1122372737
T1 Respiratory Failure: An Overview
T2 Fishman's Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 5e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-179672-9
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1122372737
RD 2024/04/24
AB Respiratory  failure  is  a  condition  in  which  the  respiratory  system  fails  in  one  or  both  of  its  gas-exchanging  functions;  that  is,  oxygenation  of,  and  carbon  dioxide  elimination  from,  mixed  venous  (pulmonary  arterial)  blood.  Hence,  respiratory  failure  is  a  syndrome  rather  than  a  disease.  Many  diseases  result  in  respiratory  failure,  as  discussed  elsewhere  in  this  volume.