Diagnosaurus
Chronic hypoventilation
Etiology
- Obstructive or central sleep apnea
- Obesity-hypoventilation syndrome (Pickwickian syndrome)
- Central alveolar hypoventilation (brainstem disorder)
- Primary alveolar hypoventilation (Ondine’s curse)
- Neuromuscular disorder, eg, myasthenia gravis, poliomyelitis, spinal cord trauma
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Chronic hypnotic use
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Chronic Hypoventilation." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114771/all/Chronic_hypoventilation.
Zeiger RFR. Chronic hypoventilation. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114771/all/Chronic_hypoventilation. Accessed November 23, 2024.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Chronic hypoventilation. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114771/all/Chronic_hypoventilation
Zeiger RFR. Chronic Hypoventilation [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2024 November 23]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114771/all/Chronic_hypoventilation.
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