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Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
(Pickwickian Syndrome)
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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Wikipedia
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome, Obesity-associated morbidity, Hexes and Ohs, Keyla Ohs, OHS, OHS Consortium, Pascal Ohsé, Hypoventilation, Stanford EPGY OHS, Owensville High School
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