Preferred Name |
Respiratory failure |
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Synonyms |
Respiratory failure |
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Definitions |
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). 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. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002878 |
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comment |
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). |
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has exact synonym |
Respiratory failure |
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has_alternative_id |
HP:0004877 |
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hasDbXref |
SNOMEDCT_US:409622000 MSH:D012131 UMLS:C1145670 |
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label |
Respiratory failure |
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prefixIRI |
HP:0002878 |
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prefLabel |
Respiratory failure |
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textual definition |
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. |
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subClassOf |