Acute & emergency · UKMLA & AKT
Type 1 respiratory failure
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- Type 1 respiratory failure: PaO2 <8 kPa with normal or low PaCO2 (≤6.0 kPa) - problem of oxygenation, not ventilation
- PaCO2 stays normal/low because CO2 is more diffusible - hyperventilation compensates until late deterioration
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