Respiratory Insufficiency
Respiratory insufficiency usually indicate inadequate exchange of oxygen and carbondioxide to meet the needs of the body during normal activities.
Respiratory Failure: When ventilation is insufficient to achieve gas exchange even at rest.
Disorders which can lead to or associated with respiratory insufficiency and failure:
Pulmonary Disorders
- Infection
- Pulmonary oedema
- Embolus
- COPD
- ARDS
- Cancer
- Chest Trauma
- Severe atelectasis
Non-Pulmonary Disorders
- CNS disturbance due to drug overdose, anaesthesia, head injury.
- Neuromuscular disorders-Guillain-Barre's Syndrome, Myasthenia gravis, Multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, poliomyelitis,muscular dystrophy.