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Chronic type 1 respiratory failure

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Causes of chronic type 1 respiratory failure include:

  • emphysema
  • respiratory muscle disease, e.g. myasthenia gravis
  • kyphoscoliosis
  • thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
  • lymphangitis carcinomatosa
  • pulmonary alveolar fibrosis

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