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Hypoventilation

Hypoventilation: Introduction

Hypoventilation: Occurs when there is a reduction in the amount of air entering into the pulmonary alveoli. See detailed information below for a list of 61 causes of Hypoventilation, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Hypoventilation:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Hypoventilation. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Drugs
• Trauma
• Raised intracranial pressure
• Brain tumour
• Brain abscess
• Kyphoscoliosis
• Motor neuron disease
• Pleural effusion
• Pneumothorax
• Pneumonia
• Atelectasis
• Ephysema
• Asthma
• Bronchiectasis
• Obesity
• Guillain-Barre syndrome
• Myasthenia gravis
• Obesity hypoventilation syndrome
• Obesity or central sleep apnoea
• Central alveolar hypoventilation
• Primary alveolar hypoventilation
• Neuromuscular disorder
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Chronic hypnotic use
• more causes...»

See full list of 61 causes of Hypoventilation

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Home Diagnostic Testing and Hypoventilation

Home medical tests possibly related to Hypoventilation:

• Lung & Respiratory Health Tests:
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  • Home Lung Function Test Kits
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Hypoventilation: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Hypoventilation, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Hypoventilation and Breathing difficulties (31 causes)
• Hypoventilation and Respiratory symptoms (31 causes)
• Hypoventilation and Breath symptoms (29 causes)
• Hypoventilation and Head symptoms (26 causes)
• Hypoventilation and Lung symptoms (26 causes)
• Hypoventilation and Nerve symptoms (26 causes)
• Hypoventilation and Mouth symptoms (23 causes)
• Hypoventilation and Sensory symptoms (21 causes)
• Hypoventilation and Muscle symptoms (19 causes)
• Hypoventilation and Musculoskeletal symptoms (19 causes)
• Hypoventilation and Pain (19 causes)
• Hypoventilation and Sensations (19 causes)
• Hypoventilation and Face symptoms (18 causes)
• Hypoventilation and Movement symptoms (18 causes)
• Hypoventilation and Throat symptoms (18 causes)
• Hypoventilation and Skin symptoms (17 causes)
• Hypoventilation and Muscle weakness (16 causes)
• Hypoventilation and Weakness (16 causes)
• more...»

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Hypoventilation Treatments

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Stories from Users for Hypoventilation

Real-life user stories relating to Hypoventilation:

• Respiratory failure (unconscious)

Medications or substances causing Hypoventilation:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Hypoventilation as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Adenosine
• Adenocard
• Adenoscan
• more causes...»

See full list of 3 medications causing Hypoventilation

Hypoventilation: Comorbid Symptoms

Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Hypoventilation may include these symptoms:

• Breathing difficulties
• Respiratory symptoms
• Breath symptoms
• Head symptoms
• Lung symptoms
• Nerve symptoms
• Mouth symptoms
• Sensory symptoms
• more associated symptoms...»

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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Breathing symptoms (3381 causes)
• Breathing difficulties (2922 causes)
• Shortness of breath (1528 causes)
• Respiratory symptoms (5166 causes)
• Breath symptoms (3023 causes)
• Lung symptoms (3280 causes)
• Respiratory tract symptoms (5166 causes)
• Throat symptoms (3410 causes)
• Mouth symptoms (6864 causes)
• Head symptoms (10192 causes)
• Face symptoms (8109 causes)
• more symptoms...»

Causes of Similar Symptoms to Hypoventilation

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Hypoventilation:

• Difficulty breathing (2922 causes)
• Shortness of breath (1528 causes)
• Breating symptoms (3381 causes)
• Drugs
• Trauma
• Raised intracranial pressure (71 causes)
• Brain tumour (14 causes)
• Brain abscess (66 causes)
• Kyphoscoliosis (96 causes)
• Motor neuron disease
• Pleural effusion (126 causes)
• Pneumothorax (61 causes)
• Pneumonia (241 causes)
• more symptoms...»

Hypoventilation: Deaths

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Misdiagnosis and Hypoventilation

Chronic lung diseases hard to diagnose: Some of the chronic lung diseases are difficult to diagnose. Even the well-knowns conditions such as asthma or lung cancer...read more »

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Hypoventilation: Research Related Doctors & Specialists

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  • Pediatric Pulmonology (Child Lung Health)
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Hospitals & Clinics: Hypoventilation

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Hypoventilation: Related Rare Diseases

Rare types of medical conditions and diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Respiratory Disorders -- Rare Types:
  • Asthma -- Rare Types
  • Allergies -- Rare Types
  • COPD -- Rare Types
  • Emphysema -- Rare Types
  • Chronic Bronchitis -- Rare Types
  • Lung Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Sinusitis -- Rare Types
  • Cystic Fibrosis -- Rare Types
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Hypoventilation: Undiagnosed Conditions

Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:

• Chronic Respiratory Disorders that may be Undiagnosed:
  • Asthma -- Undiagnosed
  • Allergies -- Undiagnosed
  • COPD -- Undiagnosed
  • Emphysema -- Undiagnosed
  • Chronic Bronchitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Lung Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Sinusitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Cystic Fibrosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Causes of Hypoventilation listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Hypoventilation as a symptom include:

• Asphyxiation
• Athabaskan brain stem dysgenesis
• Autonomic control, congenital failure of
• Brain death
• Brown-Vialetto-van Laere syndrome
• Cervical spine injury
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Clostridium tetani
• Cone shell poisoning
• Diaphragmatic paralysis
• Drug overdose
• Flail chest
• Foreign body in respiratory tract
• more causes...»

See full list of 61 causes of Hypoventilation
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Definitions of Hypoventilation:

Hypoventilation: Reduced alveolar ventilation relative to metabolic carbon dioxide production, so that alveolar carbon dioxide pressure increases above normal. SYN: underventilation.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Reduction in the amount of air entering the pulmonary alveoli.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Reduction in the amount of air entering the pulmonary alveoli.
- (Source - CRISP)

Organs affected by Hypoventilation:

The list of organs typically affected by Hypoventilation may include, but is not limited to:

• Lungs

Detailed list of causes of Hypoventilation

The list below shows some of the causes of Hypoventilation mentioned in various sources:

• Acid-Base Imbalance - hypoventilation
• Arnold-Chiari malformation type 2 - hypoventilation
• Asphyxiation
• Asthma
• Atelectasis
• Athabaskan brain stem dysgenesis
• Autonomic control, congenital failure of
• more causes...»

See full list of 61 causes of Hypoventilation

How Common are these Causes of Hypoventilation?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Hypoventilation. Of the 61 causes of Hypoventilation that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 4 causes are "very common" diseases
• 1 causes are "common" diseases
• 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 7 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 55 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 61 causes of Hypoventilation

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Hypoventilation:

The following list of conditions have 'Hypoventilation' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

Select from the following alphabetical view of conditions which include a symptom of Hypoventilation or choose View All.

A

• Acid-Base Imbalance ... hypoventilation
• Arnold-Chiari malformation type 2 ... hypoventilation

B

• Bosley-Salih-Alorainy syndrome ... hypoventilation

C

• Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 2B ... hypoventilation

M

• Myxedema coma ... hypoventilation

P

• Postperfusion lung syndrome ... hypoventilation

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Causes of Hypoventilation Based on Risk Factors

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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Hypoventilation?

Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Hypoventilation, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.

Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :

• General practitioner
• Emergency physician
• Respiratory physician
• more specialists...»

What are the alternative names for Hypoventilation:

Oligopnea, Respiratory failure type 2, Hypopnoea
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Classifications of Hypoventilation:

Medical Conditions associated with Hypoventilation:

Breathing symptoms (3381 causes), Breathing difficulties (2922 causes), Shortness of breath (1528 causes), Respiratory symptoms (5166 causes), Breath symptoms (3023 causes), Lung symptoms (3280 causes), Respiratory tract symptoms (5166 causes), Throat symptoms (3410 causes), Mouth symptoms (6864 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes), Face symptoms (8109 causes)

Symptoms related to Hypoventilation:

Difficulty breathing (2922 causes), Shortness of breath (1528 causes), Breating symptoms (3381 causes), Drugs, Trauma, Raised intracranial pressure (71 causes), Brain tumour (14 causes), Brain abscess (66 causes), Kyphoscoliosis (96 causes), Motor neuron disease, Pleural effusion (126 causes), Pneumothorax (61 causes), Pneumonia (241 causes)

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