Management of acute respiratory failure due to the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Author:
Cang Thanh Tran
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
acute respiratory failure
- MeSH:
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive;
respiratory failure;
therapeutics
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2000;(2):13-17
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The diagnosis of severity of the acute respiratory failure plays an important role for properly managing. The causes of the acute respiratory failure due to the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease included infection (first leading cause), cardiac functional disorder, emphysema and irrational drugs. The treatment of acute respiratory failure involved to the management of reduction of blood oxygen respiratory acidosis, bronchospasm, removal of sputum, prevention and control of complications, and use of antibiotics and corticoids.
