respiratory failure
MONDO:0021113Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names respiratory failure yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
The significant impairment of gas exchange within the lungs resulting in hypoxia, hypercarbia, or both, to the extent that organ tissue perfusion is severely compromised. Causes include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, emphysema, acute respiratory distress syndrome, pneumonia, pulmonary edema, pneumothorax, and congestive heart failure. Treatment requires intubation and mechanical ventilation until the time the lungs recover sufficient function.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0021113), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
- Narrower terms (2)
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: respiratory failure
- Also called
- failure, respiratory