An unconscious young man with signs of morphine poisoning entered admission office. His respiration is shallow and infrequent which is caused by inhibition of respiratory centre. What type of respiratory failure is it?

Answer options

1. Perfusive
2. Ventilative restrictive
3. Diffusive
4. Ventilative obstructive
5. Ventilative dysregulatory

Explanation

The respiratory centers (RCs) are located in the medulla oblongata and pons, which are parts of the brainstem. The RCs receive controlling signals of neural, chemical, and hormonal nature and control the rate and depth of respiratory movements of the diaphragm and other respiratory muscles. Suppression of these centers means ventilatory dysregulation.