Respiratory failure
Respiratory failure: Introduction
Respiratory failure: A condition which is due to marked impairment of respiratory function.
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Misdiagnosis and Respiratory failure
Chronic lung diseases hard to diagnose: Some of the chronic lung diseases
are difficult to diagnose.
Even the well-knowns conditions such as asthma or lung cancer often fail to be diagnosed early.
Some of the chronic lung diseases with diagnostic difficulties
include asthma (perhaps surprisingly), COPD, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, mesothelioma,
smoker's cough, AIDS-related respiratory conditions (see AIDS), chronic pneumonia, and other respiratory diseases.
Rare possibilities include diseases like psittacosis (bird-related lung infection).
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Causes of Respiratory failure listed in Disease Database:
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causes of Respiratory failure as a symptom include:
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Medications or substances causing Respiratory failure:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Respiratory failure as a symptom.
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Definitions of Respiratory failure:
Respiratory failure: loss of pulmonary function either acute or chronic that results in hypoxemia or hypercarbia; final common pathway for myriad respiratory disorders.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Failure to adequately provide oxygen to cells of the body and to remove excess carbon dioxide from them. (Stedman, 25th ed)
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Detailed list of causes of Respiratory failure
The list below shows some of the causes of Respiratory failure mentioned in various sources:
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How Common are these Causes of Respiratory failure?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Respiratory failure.
Of the 215
causes of Respiratory failure that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 2
causes are "very common" diseases
- 2
causes are "common" diseases
- 2
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 2
causes are "rare" diseases
- 12
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 200
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 215
causes of Respiratory failure
Conditions listing symptoms: Respiratory failure:
The following list of conditions
have 'Respiratory failure' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
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of any symptom.
A
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
... respiratory failureAppian-Plutarch syndrome
... respiratory failureAutumn crocus poisoning
... respiratory failureB
Boxwood poisoning
... respiratory failureBrown-Vialetto-Van Laere syndrome
... death due to respiratory function deteriorationC
Carolina Cherry Laurel poisoning
... respiratory failureChemical poisoning - Alicyclic hydrocarbons
... respiratory failureChemical poisoning - Button batteries
... respiratory failureChemical poisoning - Glyphosate
... respiratory failureChemical poisoning - Thallium
... respiratory failureChemical poisoning - Toxaphene
... respiratory failureChemical poisoning - Trichlorfon
... respiratory failureCocaine abuse
... respiratory failureE
Elapid poisoning
... respiratory failureF
False poinciana poisoning
... respiratory failureH
Hantavirus
... respiratory failureHydranencephaly
... respiratory failureI
Idiopathic acute eosinophilic pneumonia
... respiratory failureJ
Japanese Boxwood poisoning
... respiratory failureK
Krabbe disease, atypical, due to saposin A deficiency
... respiratory failureL
Lidocaine toxicity
... respiratory failureLimb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2I
... respiratory failureM
Miller Fisher Syndrome
... respiratory failureMyopathy, Distal, with Early Respiratory Failure, Autosomal Dominant
... respiratory failureN
Nemaline myopathy, early onset type
... respiratory failureR
Rabies
... respiratory failureW
Wegener's granulomatosis
... respiratory failureWeil's syndrome
... respiratory failureY
Yellow jessamine poisoning
... respiratory failure
Conditions listing complications: Respiratory failure:
The following list of conditions
have 'Respiratory failure' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
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of any symptom.
A
Acute intermittent porphyria
... respiratory failureAcute Interstitial Pneumonia
... respiratory failureAdducted thumbs Dundar type
... respiratory failureAmyloidosis, inflammatory
... respiratory failureAmyloidosis, Inherited
... respiratory failureAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis, type 6
... respiratory failureB
Bagassosis
... respiratory failureBagassosis - Thermoactinomyces sacchari
... respiratory failureBarley Worker's disease - Aspergillus spp.
... respiratory failureBlack jetbead poisoning
... respiratory failureBronchiolitis obliterans with obstructive pulmonary disease
... respiratory failureBronchopulmonary amyloidosis
... respiratory failureC
Carnitine palmitoyl transferase 2 deficiency
... respiratory failureCarnitine palmitoyl transferase deficiency
... respiratory failureCarnitine palmitoyl transferase II deficiency, lethal neonatal form
... respiratory failureCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2C
... respiratory failureCheese Washer's lung
... respiratory failureCheese Washer's lung - Penicillium spp.
... respiratory failureChemical pneumonia
... respiratory failureChemical poisoning - Cresols
... respiratory failureChemical poisoning - Cresylic acid
... respiratory failureChemical poisoning - Cyclohexanone
... respiratory failureChemical poisoning - Ethylbenzene
... respiratory failureChemical worker's lung (Ammonia)
... respiratory failureChemical worker's lung (Chlorine)
... respiratory failureChemical worker's lung (Formalin vapours)
... respiratory failureChemical worker's lung (Hydrogen Sulfide)
... respiratory failureChemical worker's lung (Methylene Diisocyanate)
... respiratory failureChemical worker's lung (Nitrogen dioxide)
... respiratory failureChemical worker's lung (Ozone)
... respiratory failureChemical worker's lung (Phosgene)
... respiratory failureChemical worker's lung (Sulfur dioxide)
... respiratory failureChemical worker's lung (Trimellitic anhydride)
... respiratory failureChemical worker's lung - Lacquer
... respiratory failureChemical worker's lung - Varnish
... respiratory failureCocaine addiction
... respiratory failureCoffee Worker's lung
... respiratory failureColchicine poisoning
... respiratory failureCollapsed lung
... respiratory failureCrack addiction
... respiratory failureCystic Fibrosis
... respiratory failureD
Detergent worker's disease
... respiratory failureDiffuse panbronchiolitis
... respiratory failureDuchenne Muscular Dystrophy
... respiratory failureE
Electrolyte abnormality
... respiratory failureEnglish Laurel poisoning
... respiratory failureEpileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 2
... respiratory failureExogenous lipoid pneumonia
... respiratory failureF
Farmer's lung - Micropolyspora faeni
... respiratory failureFarmer's lung - Thermoactinomyces vulgaris
... respiratory failureFeather Plucker's lung
... respiratory failureFilefish poisoning (Palytoxin)
... respiratory failureFire cherry poisoning
... respiratory failureFish meal worker's lung
... respiratory failureFurrier's lung
... respiratory failureG
Glory lily poisoning
... respiratory failureGuillain-Barre Syndrome
... respiratory failureH
Hantavirosis
... respiratory failureHarlequin type ichthyosis
... respiratory failureHay Worker's disease - Aspergillus spp.
... respiratory failureHerbal Agent overdose - Autumn Crocus
... respiratory failureHerbal Agent overdose - Cleistanthus Collinus
... respiratory failureHeroin dependence
... respiratory failureHumidifier lung
... respiratory failureHumidifier lung - Acanthamoeba spp.
... respiratory failureHumidifier lung - Bacillus spp.
... respiratory failureHumidifier lung - Naegleria gruberi
... respiratory failureHumidifier lung - Penicillum spp.
... respiratory failureHyacinth bean poisoning
... respiratory failureHydrocarbon poisoning
... respiratory failureI
Ichthyosis congenita, Harlequin fetus type
... respiratory failureIchthyosis congenita, harlequin type
... respiratory failureIdiopathic diffuse interstitial fibrosis
... respiratory failureIdiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
... respiratory failureInfantile hypophosphatasia
... respiratory failureL
Legionnaires' disease
... respiratory failureLimb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2C
... respiratory failureLimb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2D
... respiratory failureLimb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2E
... respiratory failureLimb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2F
... respiratory failureLoquat poisoning
... respiratory failureLymphomatoid Granulomatosis
... respiratory failureM
Malt Worker's disease
... respiratory failureMalt Worker's disease - Aspergillus spp.
... respiratory failureMesothelioma
... respiratory failureMollusk-shell hypersensitivity - inhalation
... respiratory failureMouldy shower curtain hypersensitivity pneumonitis
... respiratory failureMuscular dystrophy, Duchenne and Becker type
... respiratory failureMuscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, autosomal recessive, type 2E
... respiratory failureMushroom Worker's lung - Micropolyspora faeni
... respiratory failureMushroom Worker's lung - Thermoactinomyces vulgaris
... respiratory failureN
Naked brimcap poisoning
... respiratory failureNarcotic addiction
... respiratory failureNeonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
... respiratory failureO
Opioid addiction
... respiratory failureOpium addiction
... respiratory failureOrnithine transcarbamylase (OTC) Deficiency
... respiratory failureOrnithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency
... respiratory failureOxycontin addiction
... respiratory failureOxycontin overdose
... respiratory failureP
Pain killer addiction
... respiratory failurePalytoxin poisoning
... respiratory failurePaprika splitter's lung
... respiratory failurePaprika splitter's lung - Mucor Stolonifer
... respiratory failureParalytic shellfish poisoning
... respiratory failureParrot Breeder's disease
... respiratory failureParrotfish poisoning (Palytoxin)
... respiratory failurePauli's hypersensitivity pneumonitis
... respiratory failurePigeon Breeder's disease
... respiratory failurePlant poisoning - Hydroquinone
... respiratory failurePlant poisoning - Lobeline
... respiratory failurePlant poisoning - Tetranortriterpene
... respiratory failurePneumocystosis
... respiratory failurePneumothorax
... respiratory failureProximal spinal muscular atrophy, type 1
... respiratory failurePseudoadrenoleukodystrophy
... respiratory failurePseudophosphatasia
... respiratory failurePulmonary fibrosis /granuloma
... respiratory failurePulp Worker's disease
... respiratory failurePulp Worker's disease - Alternaria spp.
... respiratory failureR
Rabies
... respiratory failureRenal dysplasia - limb defects syndrome
... respiratory failureS
Sarcoglycanopathy
... respiratory failureSea snake poisoning
... respiratory failureSevere infantile axonal neuropathy
... respiratory failureSilkworm dropping lung
... respiratory failureSpinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress 1
... respiratory failureSuberosis
... respiratory failureSwine flu
... respiratory failureT
Thanatophoric dysplasia, type 1
... respiratory failureThanatophoric dysplasia, type 2
... respiratory failureThatched Roof disease
... respiratory failureTobacco Worker's disease
... respiratory failureTriggerfish poisoning (Palytoxin)
... respiratory failureW
Wild Lima bean poisoning
... respiratory failureWine Grower's lung
... respiratory failureWood trimmer's disease
... respiratory failureWoodworker's lung
... respiratory failureWoodworker's lung - Cedar dust
... respiratory failureWoodworker's lung - Mahogany dust
... respiratory failureWoodworker's lung - Maple dust
... respiratory failureWoodworker's lung - Oak dust
... respiratory failureWoodworker's lung - Pine dust
... respiratory failureWoodworker's lung - Spruce dust
... respiratory failureX
Xanthid crab poisoning (Palytoxin)
... respiratory failure
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Causes of Respiratory failure Based on Risk Factors
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What are the alternative names for Respiratory failure:
Anoxemia, Anoxia, Hypoxemia, Hypoxia
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Medical Conditions associated with Respiratory failure:
Respiratory symptoms (3282 causes)
Symptoms related to Respiratory failure:
Difficulty breathing (2470 causes), Heart failure (49 causes), Shortness of breath (1199 causes), Choking (37 causes), Acute lung syndrome, Asthma (267 causes), Atrial septal defect (ostium primum), Bronchiectasis, Bronchiolitis (7 causes), Bronchiolitis obliterans, Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia, Bronchogenic carcinoma, Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (10 causes), Carbon monoxide toxicity
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