title: Respiratory failure as a result of drugs, overdoses, and poisonings.
abstract: When taking care of critically ill patients, it is paramount to consider all factors that could be contributing to their illness. Even in this brief discussion, it is clear that numerous drugs, procedures, and ingestants are associated with acute respiratory failure from a variety of mechanisms and that a review of all possible drug/poison exposures needs to be done for every patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Denver General Hospital, Colorado.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Parsons
mesh_terms: D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D011041:Poisoning / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000628:therapy; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000628:therapy; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors