呼吸衰竭是造成矽肺病人死亡的主要原因之一。但若能做到早期诊断和进行有效地抢救,很多病人的生命是可以挽救的。 呼吸衰竭发病原因很多,本文不拟赘述,仅以矽肺所致的呼吸衰竭为例,谈谈呼吸衰竭有关的几个问题。 一、呼吸衰竭的概念 呼吸衰竭实际是个综合性概念,它包括下列三方面组织器官的功能障碍或衰竭: 1.外呼吸:人体肺泡与空气间不能正常地进行交换,即通气功能障碍或衰竭; 2.肺呼吸:肺泡与肺毛细血管内血液间 Respiratory failure is one of the major causes of death from silicosis. However, many patients’ lives can be saved if they can be diagnosed early and effectively rescued. There are many causes of respiratory failure, this article does not want to go into details, only the respiratory failure caused by silicosis, for example, to talk about several issues related to respiratory failure. First, the concept of respiratory failure Respiratory failure is actually a comprehensive concept, which includes the following three aspects of organ dysfunction or failure: 1. Exoventilation: the human alveolar and air can not be properly exchanged, that is, ventilation dysfunction or failure; 2. Breathing: alveolar and pulmonary capillary blood