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Acidosis respiratoria - Prevención

Nombres alternativos

Acidosis respiratoria; Insuficiencia respiratoria; Insuficiencia ventilatoria

Prevención:

No se debe fumar, dado que el tabaquismo lleva al desarrollo de muchas enfermedades pulmonares graves que pueden causar acidosis respiratoria.

El hecho de perder peso puede ayudar a prevenir el síndrome de hipoventilación por obesidad.

Se recomienda tener mucho cuidado con los sedantes y nunca combinar estos fármacos con alcohol.

Sistema respiratorio

Fecha de revisión: 11/12/2007
Versión en inglés revisada por:Andrew Schriber, M.D., F.C.C.P., Specialist in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Virtua Memorial Hospital, Mount Holly, New Jersey. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Murray J, Nadel J. Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2000:191-192.

Marx J., Hockberger R, Walls R. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 6th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2005.

Ford MD. Clinical Toxicology. 1st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2001:92.

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