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Ventilatory failure with elevated arterial PCO2 is a recognised feature of:

True / False

Progressive systemic sclerosis Correct

Asbestosis Correct

Severe kyphoscoliosis Correct

Sarcoidosis Correct

Extreme obesity Correct

Explanation

Type 2 respiratory failure occurs with:

COPD

chest wall deformities (kyphoscoliosis)

respiratory muscle weakness (Gullain-Barre syndrome)

morbid obesity, and

respiratory depression.

It can be a late feature of systemic sclerosis, though this is initially type 1.

Type 1 respiratory failure is caused by oxygenation failure, e.g. in pulmonary fibrosis.

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