respiratory failure
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In one instance, it referred a case of impending respiratory failure to overnight evaluation instead of an ER.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
She died the next day of respiratory failure and a pulmonary embolism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
Sarah McCubbin, 53, from Amesbury in Wiltshire, has asthma and suffered a type 2 respiratory failure, which causes dangerously low blood oxygen levels, three years ago.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
At Mount SAC, for instance, classrooms have high-tech mannequins that can be programmed to blink, shriek and simulate a variety of medical conditions, including heart attacks, bleeding, respiratory failure — even giving birth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2025
She died at once from respiratory failure, in spite of restorative measures.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898 by Various
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