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Respiratory failure

The respiratory system and associated disorders

When respiratory disease alters lung function to the extent that the respiratory system is no longer able to meet the metabolic demands of the body, the patient is in respiratory failure...

Lung transplantation for silicosis and recovery: an Australian case study

Mr Churi, a 52-year-old man, was diagnosed with advanced silicosis with progressive massive fibrosis..

The use of non-invasive ventilation in an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a case study

COPD is a term given to a collection of lung diseases including chronic bronchitis and emphysema (Plant et al, 2000). The World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) estimated that there was a prevalence...

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