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Respiratory Failure, Types of respiratory failure Respiratory failure can be divided into two types: What is type I respiratory failure? ...
Respiratory Failure, Hospital-acquired infection: for example, pneumonia, urinary tract infections and catheter-related sepsis are frequent complications of acute respiratory fai...
Acute (Adult) Respiratory Distress Syndrome, It occurs when non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema (secondary to acute damage to the alveoli) leads to acute respiratory failur...
Liver Failure, Bleeding (haemorrhage) from other parts the gut (bowel). Acute kidney injury . Severe breathing problems (respiratory failure). How long...
Liver Failure, The major complications that cause death, even after transplantation, are sepsis, cerebral oedema, acute kidney injury, and respiratory failure. ...
Acute Bronchitis, Respiratory tract The diagram above shows the sites of a range of respiratory infections. This leaflet just dea...
Acute Pancreatitis, This can lead to shock and organ failure such as respiratory failure, kidney failure and other complications. This is a very serious si...
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, What is severe acute respiratory syndrome? [ 1 ] Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is caused by a c...
Acute Pituitary Failure, After acute pituitary failure, there needs to be careful monitoring for recurrence of tumour growth. [ 2 ] Acute pituitary failure e...
Children with Respiratory Difficulties, Lower respiratory tract causes: asthma, bronchiolitis and bronchitis, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome. Clinical ...
Respiratory System History and Examination, Heart disease may cause respiratory symptoms. Establish whether there are any indications of heart failure or coronary heart dise...
Congestive Heart Failure, If you have chronic heart failure, it is possible to develop acute heart failure if matters suddenly become worse. Heart failure is als...
Acute Abdomen, Major causes This list is far from exhaustive but is a useful aide-mémoire for those conditions commonly seen in the community [ 1 , 2 ] : Acute chole...
Heart Failure Management, Specialist heart failure nurses Community-based heart failure nurses provide an important adjunct to self-care, as well as a bridge to secondary...
Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome (IRDS), In preterm infants with nfant respiratory distress syndrome, the application of CDP as CPAP or CNP is associated with reduced respiratory...
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Children, Although pulse oximetry and blood CRP may be useful to assess whether a child presenting with a cough may have a serious LRTI, there is no stron...
Acute Kidney Injury, The earlier acute kidney injury is picked up, and the more carefully you are monitored, the better the chance of your kidneys recovering. Acute kidney injury ...
Corneal Problems - Acute and Non-acute, Symptoms : HSV: primary infection is very mild and usually occurs in early childhood, usually characterised by an upper respiratory...
Acute Diarrhoea in Children, It causes anaemia, a low platelet count in the blood and kidney failure. If recognised and treated, most children recover well. Malnutrition may fol...
Acute Exacerbations of COPD (COPD Flare-ups), An acute exacerbation is more commonly known as a 'flare-up'. An acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary ...