MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -A high carbon dioxide level can cause rapid breathing and confusion. Some people who have respiratory failure may become very sleepy or lose consciousness. They also may have arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat). You may have these symptoms if your brain and heart are not getting enough oxygen.

Detailed explanation-2: -In acute respiratory failure, the usual exchange between oxygen and carbon dioxide (CO2) in the lungs does not occur. As a result, the heart, brain, and other organs cannot get enough oxygen. A person may feel sleepy or faint.

Detailed explanation-3: -A low oxygen level in the blood (hypoxemia) will result in the following: Shortness of breath. Air hunger (feeling like you can’t breathe in enough air) A bluish color on the skin, lips, and fingernails (if the level of oxygen is very low)

Detailed explanation-4: -The respiratory system’s main job is to move fresh air into your body while removing waste gases. Once in the lungs, oxygen is moved into the bloodstream and carried through your body. At each cell in your body, oxygen is exchanged for a waste gas called carbon dioxide.

Detailed explanation-5: -Respiratory failure occurs when the amount of oxygen that moves from your lungs into your blood stream is insufficient and does not allow your heart, brain and other organs to function normally.