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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