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insuffisance respiratoire [3 records]

Record 1 2021-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Respiratory System
CONT

Respiratory failure occurs because of the failure of the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in tiny air sacs in the lung (alveoli), failure of the brain centers that control breathing, or failure of the muscles required to expand the lungs ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil respiratoire
CONT

L'insuffisance respiratoire est un état caractérisé par un taux sanguin d'oxygène dangereusement bas ou un taux de dioxyde de carbone dans le sang dangereusement haut.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Aparato respiratorio
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Record 2 1986-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Effects of Pollution
  • Air Pollution
  • Respiratory System

French

Domaine(s)
  • Effets de la pollution
  • Pollution de l'air
  • Appareil respiratoire
OBS

Cahier Anhydride sulfureux, 7.6.1 (coll. Enviroguide); GLAMA.

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Effects of Pollution
  • Air Pollution
OBS

NO2 concentrations in polluted outdoor air are not high enough to produce acute toxic effects, but they may produce ... chronic effects, in the form of respiratory ailment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Effets de la pollution
  • Pollution de l'air
OBS

on peut appeler insuffisance respiratoire obstructive le symptôme caractérisé par une gêne fonctionnelle de longue durée due à une augmentation de la résistance à la pénétration de l'air.

Spanish

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