Respiratory FailureDr. Sat SharmaUniv of ManitobaRESPIRATORY FAILUREn n“inability of the lung to meet the metabolic inability of the lung to meet the metabolic demands of the body. This can be from failure of demands of the body. This can be from failure of tissue oxygenation and/or failure of COtissue oxygenation and/or failure of CO2 2 homeostasis.” homeostasis.” RESPIRATORY FAILUREn nDefinition Definition Respiration is gas exchange between the Respiration is gas exchange between the organism