Fast Five Quiz: Are You Prepared to Confront Respiratory Failure?

Ata Murat Kaynar, MD

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November 16, 2015

Common cardiovascular complications in patients with acute respiratory failure include hypotension, reduced cardiac output, arrhythmia, endocarditis, and acute myocardial infarction. These complications may be related to the underlying disease process, mechanical ventilation, or the use of pulmonary artery catheters.

For more on the presentation of respiratory failure, read here.

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