This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Respiratory system, Subject name: Medicine
[{'content': 'Type I respiratory failure best relates to which of the following? \nSelect and explain. \nA. Alveolar hypoventilation, B. Alveolar flooding, C. Hypoperfusion of respiratory muscles, D. Lung atelectasis', 'role': 'user'}, {'content': 'Answer: B \nExplanation: TYPE I: ACUTE HYPOXEMIC RESPIRATORY FAILUREThis type of respiratory failure occurs with alveolar flooding and subsequent intrapulmonary shunt physiology. Alveolar flooding may be a consequence of pulmonary edema, pneumonia, or alveolar haemorrhage.Type I respiratory failure occurs in clinical settings such as sepsis, gastric aspiration, pneumonia, near-drowning, multiple blood transfusions, and pancreatitis.Pulmonary edema can be fuher categorized as occurring due to elevated pulmonary microvascular pressures, as seen in hea failure and intravascular volume overload or ARDS ("low-pressure pulmonary edema,"Ref: Harrison 19e pg: 1731', 'role': 'assistant'}]