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Selected Disorders of the Respiratory System

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Respiration is a complex physiologic process consisting of the uptake of oxygen and elimination of carbon dioxide, a process involving both the movement of gases and the circulation of blood. Respiratory failure is a descriptive term for the derangement of this process so that gas exchange is inadequate. Causes of respiratory failure are myriad, as are the causes of the clinical subset of respiratory failure cases that fall under the classification of adult respiratory distress syndrome.

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  1. Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, School of Medicine, Portland, 97201, OR, USA

    Robert B. Taylor M.D. (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

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Wright, A.M. et al. (1994). Selected Disorders of the Respiratory System. In: Taylor, R.B. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4005-9_88

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