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Respiratory Acidosis

Respiratory Acidosis: Excerpt from A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis

Neuromuscular Causes


Ingestion or overdose (e.g., tranquilizers, sedatives, anesthetics, anticholinesterases)
Cerebral, brainstem, or high spinal-cord injury or infarct
Primary neuromuscular disease
   Guillain-Barré syndrome
   Myasthenia gravis
   Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
   Poliomyelitis
   Botulism
   Tetanus
Myopathy involving respiratory muscles, especially:
   Muscular dystrophy
   Hypokalemic myopathy
   Familial periodic paralysis
Primary hypoventilation
Sleep apnea syndrome
Diaphragmatic paralysis

Airway Obstruction


Upper airway
   Laryngeal edema or spasm
   Tracheal edema, stenosis
   Obstructive sleep apnea
Lower airway
   Mechanical
       Foreign body
       Aspirated fluid (e.g., vomitus)
       Neoplasm
   Bronchospasm
       Acute
       Chronic (e.g., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)

Cardiopulmonary-Thoracic Causes


Cardiac arrest
Severe pneumonia
Severe pulmonary edema
Respiratory distress syndrome (infant or adult)
Restrictive lung disease (e.g., interstitial fibrosis)
Massive pulmonary embolism
Pneumothorax, hemothorax
Chest trauma
Kyphoscoliosis
Smoke inhalation
Inadequate mechanical ventilation

References

1. Rose, p. 604. See Bibliography, 3.
2. Kaehny WD: Pathogenesis and Management of Respiratory and Mixed Acid-Base Disorders, p. 172. See Bibliography, 4.

Book Source Details

  • Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
  • Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
  • Year of Publication: 1999
  • Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
Authors: Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Copyright: 1999
ISBN: 0-78171-943-7

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