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Children with Respiratory Difficulties, Very slow respiratory rates in children suggest imminent respiratory arrest or poisoning with narcotic drugs .
The Lungs and Respiratory Tract, The medical term for all the air tubes from the nose and mouth down to the bronchioles is 'the respiratory tract'. The lower respir...
Respiratory Failure, Types of respiratory failure Respiratory failure can be divided into two types: What is type I respiratory failure? , Respiratory fail...
Respiratory Failure, Respiratory failure can be acute (develops within minutes or hours in patients with no or minor evidence of pre-existing respiratory disease), acute on chronic (an acute ...
Adult Cardiopulmonary Arrest, When attending a possible cardiac arrest situation, implement your (well-practised) basic and advanced life support training as follows: Initial ...
Brainstem herniation - seen in severe acute hyponatraemia; signs include coma; fixed, unilateral, dilated pupil; decorticate or decerebrate posturing; respiratory arrest. Signs of h...
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, What is severe acute respiratory syndrome? [ 1 ] Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV....
Respiratory System History and Examination, Rheumatoid arthritis and other connective tissue diseases may cause respiratory symptoms. Neuromuscular diseases may cause respirat...
Patients can present after their breathing has stopped (respiratory arrest) and may require cardiopulmonary resuscitation and may need to have a tube inserted into the trachea and be connecte...
Collapse, respiratory depression or respiratory arrest. Coma. Death. Differential diagnosis The essential features of this type of acute poisoning are those of excessi...
>7-9 mA = muscular tetany preventing release of grip from current source (this is lower for children and women). 20-50 mA = pain and severe breathing difficulties leading to respiratory arre...
Acute (Adult) Respiratory Distress Syndrome, What is acute respiratory distress syndrome? Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a common and devastating conditi...
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Children, Synonyms: chest infection, bronchitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia What is a lower respiratory tract infection? Lower respir...
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Human coronaviruses are a group of viruses that cause respiratory infections in humans and animals. Coronaviruses can cause a range o...
Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome (IRDS), Synonym: hyaline membrane disease What is infant respiratory distress syndrome? Infant respiratory distress syndrome (...
Rhabdomyolysis . Respiratory failure and arrest . Cardiac arrest . Hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury. The risk of death is increased where there is delay in ge...
Proximal myopathy affecting the arms can progress to quadraparesis, respiratory muscle paralysis and respiratory arrest. Sensory neuropathy can occur often in a 'bathing trunk...
Unrousable, flaccid paralysis, seizures, absent tendon reflexes, unresponsive pupils, respiratory arrest. 6. Cannot be classified because of treatment with curare or other medicat...
Serious complications (eg, respiratory arrest or coma) are more likely where GHB has been taken with other sedatives or alcohol.
A severe reaction can include shock and respiratory arrest. Diagnosis Aspirin sensitivity should be suspected in patients with severe or recurrent nasal polyps and intrinsic as...