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Descriptor
English
:
Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Síndrome de Hipoventilación por Obesidad
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Síndrome de Hipoventilação por Obesidade
Synonyms
English
:
Pickwickian Syndrome
Tree Number:
C08.618.085.852.850.500
C08.618.846.565.500
C10.886.425.800.750.850.500
C18.654.726.500.695
Definition
English
:
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.
History Note
English
:
2006 (1970); use PICKWICK SYNDROME 1964-1969
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
11277
Unique Identifier:
D010845
Occurrence in VHL
:
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