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Although four types of respiratory failure have been described, it is usual to classify respiratory failure into Type-1 and Type-2: the latter is associated with hypoventilation and respiratory acidosis (see next section).
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Hasan, A. (2013). Respiratory Acidosis. In: Handbook of Blood Gas/Acid-Base Interpretation. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4315-4_7
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