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If someone has respiratory failure, what treatment is used to revive them?

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Respiratory support: usual therapy is bronchodilators , bipap assisted ventilation if needed. many diseases can cause respiratory failue including lung-copd,ipf,pneumonia), cardiac with severe congestive heart failure and neuromuscular failure to name a few

Dr Juchau agreed

Answered 3/7/2015

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