Coronavirus Infectious Disease Ontology

Last uploaded: February 16, 2024
Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002878
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Preferred Name

Respiratory failure

Definitions
A severe form of respiratory insufficiency characterized by inadequate gas exchange such that the levels of oxygen or carbon dioxide cannot be maintained within normal limits. Respiratory failure is classified as type 1 with hypoxemia (arterial partial pressure of oxygen less than 60 mmHg) without hypercapnea, and type 2 with hypoxemia in the present of hypercapnea (partial pressure of carbon dioxide over 50 mmHg).
Synonyms
Respiratory failure
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