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Classroom classification

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Respiratory failure in elderly

呼吸内科

Common symptoms

昏迷、二氧化碳潴留、呼吸衰竭、呼吸困难、昏睡、急性呼吸困难、抽搐、喘息、发绀、蛋白尿

The pathology of disease

Respiratory failure in elderly is acute/chronic respiratory failure; older adults; dyspnea; hypoxemia/hypercapnia; ABG; urgent; oxygen; NIV/intubation; pulmonology/ICU.

Symptoms

Dyspnea; known lung disease; older adult; ABG; urgent; oxygen

Causes

Pneumonia; COPD; heart failure; respiratory failure; elderly.

Treatment

Oxygen; NIV/intubation; treat cause; pulmonology/ICU; urgent

Dept

Pulmonology / ICU / geriatrics.

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