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Revision as of 13:07, 19 March 2018

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

A positive history of sudden onset of shortness of breath, trauma to the neck or thorax and change in mental status is suggestive of respiratory failure. Common symptoms of respiratory failure include tachypnea , stridor and dyspnea. Less common symptoms of respiratory failure include anxiety, headache, and asterixis.

History and Symptoms

History

Patients with respiratory failure may have a positive history of:

Sudden onset of shortness of breath
Trauma to neck or thorax
Change in mental status

Common Symptoms

Common symptoms of respiratory failure include:

Dyspnea
Tachypnea
Confusion
Use of accessory muscles
Stridor
Difficulty speaking
Cyanosis
Loss of gag reflex
Intercostal space retraction
Hypoventilation

Less Common Symptoms

Less common symptoms of respiratory failure include

Anxiety
Headache
Arrhythmia
Neuromuscular disorder
Drug use
Seizure
Coma
Asterixis
Papilledema

References

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 ==Overview==
-The majority of patients with [disease name] are asymptomatic.
+A positive history of sudden onset of shortness of breath, trauma to the neck or thorax and change in mental status is suggestive of respiratory failure. Common symptoms of respiratory failure include tachypnea , stridor and dyspnea. Less common symptoms of respiratory failure include anxiety, headache, and asterixis.
-OR
-The hallmark of [disease name] is [finding]. A positive history of [finding 1] and [finding 2] is suggestive of [disease name]. The most common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]. Common symptoms of [disease] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]. Less common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3].
 ==History and Symptoms==
-*The majority of patients with [disease name] are asymptomatic.
-OR
-*The hallmark of [disease name] is [finding]. A positive history of [finding 1] and [finding 2] is suggestive of [disease name]. The most common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3].
-*Symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3].
 ===History===
-Patients with [disease name]] may have a positive history of:
+Patients with respiratory failure may have a positive history of:
-*[History finding 1]
+*Sudden onset of shortness of breath
-*[History finding 2]
+*Trauma to neck or thorax
-*[History finding 3]
+*Change in mental status
 ===Common Symptoms===
-Common symptoms of [disease] include:
+Common symptoms of respiratory failure include:
-*[Symptom 1]
+*Dyspnea
-*[Symptom 2]
+*Tachypnea
-*[Symptom 3]
+*Confusion
+*Use of accessory muscles
+*Stridor
+*Difficulty speaking
+*Cyanosis
+*Loss of gag reflex
+*Intercostal space retraction
+*Hypoventilation
 ===Less Common Symptoms===
-Less common symptoms of [disease name] include
+Less common symptoms of respiratory failure include
-*[Symptom 1]
+*Anxiety
-*[Symptom 2]
+*Headache
-*[Symptom 3]
+*Arrhythmia
+*Neuromuscular disorder
+*Drug use
+*Seizure
+*Coma
+*Asterixis
+*Papilledema
 ==References==