Documentation tip of the week: Acute respiratory failure

In EmCare’s weekly feature of documentation tips for clinicians, Timothy Brundage, MD, discusses acute respiratory failure. 

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Leah Fishbein

Editors Note: This content was originally posted on EmCare’s website. 

Acute Respiratory Failure

DEFINITION: Present if any 2 of these 3 criteria met:

  1. pO2< 60mmHg (conservatively the equivalent to pulse ox 88% on Room Air)
  2. pCO2> 50mmHg with pH < 7.35 (means acute!)
  3. Respiratory Distress (document through the physical exam

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