respiratory failure

noun

1. a condition in which the respiratory system is unable to provide an adequate supply of oxygen or to remove carbon dioxide efficiently

Example Sentences

Within six days, however, the infant was admitted to a pediatric hospital with diarrhea, bluish skin, and respiratory failure.

From The Daily Beast

Preeclampsia, or hypertension of pregnancy, can cause stroke, seizures, liver rupture, respiratory failure and maternal death.

From The Daily Beast

Lethal doses produce complete paralysis, and death is caused by respiratory failure.

From Project Gutenberg

She died at once from respiratory failure, in spite of restorative measures.

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The essential point here to be added is that death takes place from combined cardiac and respiratory failure.

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