Question 1

what is the disease from pine tree sap that causes respiratory failure?

Accepted Answer

Asthma or fibrosis: Plicatic and abietic acids from cedar and pine resin cause direct damage to human epithelial cells and chronic exposure can lead to either occupational asthma or (if the worker's response is worse) can lead to pulmonary fibrosis.  Woodworker's lung is the name for the fibrosis associated with the chronic inhalation of pine or cedar dust.

Question 2

what is hypoxemic respiratory failure chronic and restrictive lung disease?

Accepted Answer

Poor lung function: Basically the lungs are not expanding like they should be as such they are not working well and not oxygenating the blood.

Question 3

i have the death certificate and they have cause of death as 'respiratory failure'. why?

Accepted Answer

Respiratory failure.: Respiratory failure means that the person was unable to effectively take in oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide. This could be due to a failure in any of the respiratory system including the lungs, musculoskeletal system or even the brain, if the brain was not able to direct the rest of the body to breathe. What did the person die of? Whatever it was, it was complicated by respiratory failure.

Question 4

what is the cause of death for respiratory failure?

Accepted Answer

Lack of oxygen: Respiratory failure means that the respiratory system which is made up of the oral aiway, trachea, bronchus and lungs and also involves the diaphragm and the breathing (respiratory) center in the brain (stem).  If any of these parts fail or become impaired then the body cannot deliver enough o2 to the brain or heart and death ensues.

Question 5

how does cocaine cause heart and respiratory failure?

Accepted Answer

Vasospasm, directly: Cocaine usually leads to problems via vasospasm and severe high blood pressure leading to death of part of the heart.  Smoked Cocaine can lead to direct lung injury itself (so called crack lung) and death.

Question 6

can a cardiac arrest cause respiratory failure?

Accepted Answer

Yes...: Cardiac arrest means that the heart is no longer beating. When the heart stops, breathing also stops, called a respiratory arrest. However, a person can stop breathing even though their heart is still beating; the reverse cannot be true!

Question 7

can being bedridden for several months lead to total cardio respiratory failure and destruction of major organs? i know it always causes dvt and pe.

Accepted Answer

Saddle embolism/pe: prolonged immobility can result in deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism as you mentioned, if the pulmonary embolism is large enough it can cause what is known as a saddle embolus which can obstruct the main pulmonary artery and can result in cardiac arrest

Question 8

how can diabetic ketoacidosis (w/ metabolic acidosis) causes respiratory failure?

Accepted Answer

It complicated: The short answer is that while acids build up in your blood stream from the ketoacidosis. Your respiratory system tries to combat this (or neutralize it) by getting rid of co2 (carbon dioxide) --that is, causing a respiratory alkalosis.  Eventually it becomes hard to keep up hyperventilating and the body "poops out" and you go into respiratory failure, usually from fatigue.

Question 9

how long does it take for a collapsed lung to cause respiratory failure?

Accepted Answer

Lung collapse: If you are otherwise young and healthy, respiratory failure will not occur. In general, it depends on the degree of collapse, duration, and whether you have other underlying lung disease in the non collapse lung.

Question 10

how long is it supposed to it take for a collapsed lung to cause respiratory failure ?

Accepted Answer

Pneumothorax: Can be quite quick if large, and pressure  on mediastinum with compromise of heart and contra lateral lung
tension pneumothorax is the condition to look up.
Many are smaller and uncomfortable and may need a tube to treat.

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