Case Discussion on Respiratory Failure and Ventilation

The illness known as respiratory failure occurs when either one or both of the respiratory system's two gas exchange processes—oxygenation and carbon dioxide elimination—fail. It can be categorized as either hypoxemic or hypercapnic in real life. When arterial carbon dioxide tension is normal or...

• Respiratory failure, a common ICU occurrence, stems from the failure of the ventilatory system to exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen. This failure can be categorized as Type 1 (hypoxemic) due to lung issues or Type 2 (hypercapnic) resulting from pump (muscle or brain) malfunctions.