Respiratory Acidosis
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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Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 2008 Williams & Wilkins.
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