Extraparenchymal causes of respiratory failure include (s)
High-Yield Explanation
Causes of Type 1 respiratory failure are : Acute asthma, pulmonary oedema, pneumonia, pneumothorax, ARDS, COPD, lung fibrosis, right to left shunts etc treatment: treat cause and high flow oxygen Causes of type 2 respiratory failure are : Acute severe asthma, Acute exacerbation of COPD, upper airway obstruction, Narcotic drugs, sleep apnoea, kyphoscoliosis, ankylosing spondylitis. Treatment: treat cause and low flow oxygen. Reference : Davidson, 23rd Edition, page no : 565.