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Acute Respiratory Failure

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What is the primary result of acute respiratory failure?

Difficulty in speaking

Increased heart rate

Pain in the chest

Inadequate oxygenation of the lungs (correct)

What is the normal range of oxygen level in the blood for a healthy individual?

Less than 50 mm Hg

Between 50-70 mm Hg

More than 50 mm Hg

Above 100 mm Hg (correct)

What is a potential complication of acute respiratory failure?

Heart failure (correct)

Stroke

Diabetes

Kidney failure

What type of respiratory failure occurs when the oxygen level in the blood is less than 50 mm Hg?

Hypoxemic respiratory failure (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a common manifestation of acute respiratory failure?

Shallow respirations (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main consequence of alveolar hyperinflation?

Air trapping (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a life-threatening, prolonged asthma attack that does not respond to usual treatment?

Status asthmaticus (B) Signup and view all the answers

What can lead to respiratory failure in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)?

Severe hypoxia and hypercapnia (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the condition where the heart fails due to lung disease?

Cor pulmonale (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of bronchospasm, smooth muscle contraction, inflammation, and mucus production in the airways?

Airway obstruction (C) Signup and view all the answers

What can drive breathing in COPD patients?

Oxygen (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the most serious type of pneumothorax?

Tension pneumothorax (A) Signup and view all the answers

What can cause trapped air in the pleural space?

Positive-pressure mechanical ventilator (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a possible consequence of a tension pneumothorax?

Complete lung collapse (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of a blunt or penetrating injury to the chest?

Traumatic pneumothorax (C) Signup and view all the answers

What can occur due to air entering the pleural space?

Lung collapse (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a possible effect of a pneumothorax on the heart?

Heart shift (D) Signup and view all the answers