loading...| Preferred Name |
Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome |
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| Synonyms |
obesity-hypoventilation syndrome Pickwickian syndrome |
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| Definitions |
Hypoventilation syndrome in very obese persons with excessive adipose tissue around the abdomen and diaphragm 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. 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. |
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| ID |
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_1001382 |
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| database_cross_reference |
MedDRA:10064205 OMIM:257500 MESH:D010845 MeSH:D010845 ICD9:786.09 NANDO:1200752 UMLS:C0031880 SCTID:190966007 MONDO:0009763 |
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| definition |
Hypoventilation syndrome in very obese persons with excessive adipose tissue around the abdomen and diaphragm 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. 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. |
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| exactMatch |
http://identifiers.org/snomedct/190966007 http://identifiers.org/mesh/D010845 |
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| has_exact_synonym |
obesity-hypoventilation syndrome |
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| has_related_synonym |
Pickwickian syndrome |
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| id |
EFO:1001382 |
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| label |
Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome |
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| notation |
EFO:1001382 |
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| prefLabel |
Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome |
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| term editor |
Dani Welter |
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