Acute respiratory failure occurs when the lungs can’t release enough oxygen into your blood. Learn about symptoms, causes, and treatment options.

Respiratory failure is a serious condition where the body doesn't get enough oxygen. Learn about the types, causes, symptoms, and treatments of acute and chronic respiratory failure.

Q: Acute respiratory failure is consistently one of our top denied diagnoses. We've tried to address common documentation errors through education but are still seeing issues.

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Acute lung injury can be defined physiologically as acute respiratory failure due to pulmonary edema in the absence of an elevation in the hydrostatic pressure in the pulmonary veins. The syndrome ...

Antipsychotics have been linked to respiratory failure in a dose-dependent manner among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), results of a large observational study show.

BMC Emerg Med. 2013;13 (6) Abstract Background Noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) is a front-line therapy for the management of acute respiratory failure (ARF) in the intensive care units.