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What Is The Main Organs In The Respiratory System?
Ventilatory failure; Respiratory failure; Acidosis - respiratory
Treatment
Treatment is aimed at the underlying lung disease, and may include:
- Bronchodilator drugs to reverse some types of airway obstruction
- Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (sometimes called
CPAP or BiPAP) or mechanical ventilation if needed - Oxygen if the blood oxygen level is low
- Treatment to
stop smoking
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Expectations (prognosis)
How well you do...
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