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Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome  

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  • HYPOVENTILATION syndrome in very obese persons with excessive ADIPOSE TISSUE around the ABDOMEN and DIAPHRAGM. It is characterized by diminished to absent ventilatory chemoresponsiveness; chronic HYPOXIA; HYPERCAPNIA; POLYCYTHEMIA; and long periods of sleep during day and night (HYPERSOMNOLENCE). It is a condition often related to OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA but can occur separately.

Etiquetas alternativas

  • Obesity-Hypoventilation Syndrome
  • Pickwickian Syndrome

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-CKKHSBL1-N

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