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ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Respiratory Tract
DEF

A sudden inability of the lungs to maintain normal respiratory function.

OBS

The patient's oxygen concentration drops markedly with or without an increase in carbon dioxide concentration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Voies respiratoires
DEF

Incapacité soudaine de l'appareil respiratoire à assurer l'hématose pulmonaire, c'est-à-dire l'enrichissement en oxygène et l'élimination du gaz carbonique du sang traversant les poumons.

CONT

Dans l'insuffisance respiratoire aiguë (IRA), la réserve cardio-respiratoire est insuffisante. Les gaz du sang s'altèrent et sont instables : il existe une hypoxémie associée ou non à une hypercapnie.

Spanish

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