Acute respiratory failure
Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-000442
Life-threatening respiratory failure that develops rapidly. Causes include injury, sepsis, drug overdose, and pancreatitis. It manifests with dyspnea and cyanosis and may lead to cardiovascular shock.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ENV-000442 |
|---|---|
| Field | Environment |
| Subject | Biological substances |
| References | National Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0) |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-ENV-000442",
"term": "Acute respiratory failure",
"field": "Environment",
"term_source": "Acute Respiratory Failure",
"definition": "Life-threatening respiratory failure that develops rapidly. Causes include injury, sepsis, drug overdose, and pancreatitis. It manifests with dyspnea and cyanosis and may lead to cardiovascular shock.",
"subject": "Biological substances",
"references": [
"National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
],
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/acute-respiratory-failure/"
}
Record 434 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.