In this article, we will discuss about Clinical features of Type II Respiratory Failure. So, let’s get started.
Type II Respiratory Failure is defined as the failure of the lungs to maintain an adequate alveolar ventilation resulting in rise in partial pressure of CO2 (PaCO2) above 50 mmHg. There is always hypoxemia associated with hypercapnia.
Clinical Features
Dyspnea
Mental Confusion
Anxiety
Tachypnea
Tachycardia
Restlessness
Cyanosis
Hypertension
Cardiac arrhythmia
Disorientation, delirium
Somnolence
CO2 narcosis
Flapping tremors
Headache
Papilloedema
Bounding pulses
Source: Emergency Medicine by SN Chugh and Ashima Chugh