respiratory failure
Britishnoun
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His lips had a bluish hue, which a consultant concluded was the tell-tale sign of a respiratory failure.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
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
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
Marilyn Bergman died in January 2022 of respiratory failure at 93.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 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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