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Trauma Causes

Flail chest

Infectious Disorders (Specific Agent)

Pneumonia/Bronchopneumonia

Tetanus

Pleurisy, viral

Poliomyelitis, paralytic, spinal

Poliomyelitis, paralytic, bulbar

Poliomyelitis, acute

Infected organ, Abscesses

Subphrenic inflammatory condition

Allergic, Collagen, Auto-Immune Disorders

Status asthmaticus

Dermatomyositis

Polymyositis

Metabolic, Storage Disorders

Glycogen storage muscle disease/Pompe

Biochemical Disorders

Hypercalcemia

Hypokalemia

Periodic paralysis

Hereditary, Familial, Genetic Disorders

Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy/Pseudohypertrophic

Muscular dystrophy

Periodic paralysis, familial

Myotonia atrophica (Steinert's disease)

Usage, Degenerative, Necrosis, Age Related Disorders

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Anatomic, Foreign Body, Structural Disorders

Diaphragm rupture/herniation acquired

Vegetative, Autonomic, Endocrine Disorders

Neonatal myasthenia

Reference to Organ System

Respiratory distress (adult) syndrome

Respiratory distress (newborn) syndrome

Respiratory failure/Pulmonary insufficiency

Emphysema/COPD/Chronic lung disease

Diaphragm paralysis

Respiratory muscle paralysis

Pulmonary fibrosis

Pathophysiologic

Diaphragm muscle fatigue

Drugs

Neuromuscular blocker Administration/Toxicity

Non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocker

Elderberry/Elder herbal/intake

Barbiturate overdose

Benzodiazepine toxicity/overdose

Respiratory center drug suppression

Curare Administration/Toxicity

Morphine (MS Contin/MS IR/Avinza) Administration/Toxicity

Succinylcholine (Anectine) (child) adm

Succinylcholine (Anectine) Administration/Toxicity

Tubocurarine (D-tubocurarine) Administration/Toxicity

Paraldehyde (Paral) Administration/Toxicity

Poisoning (Specific Agent)

Opiate overdose toxidrome

Coral snakebite

Coyotillo (Karwinskia) plant/intake

Cyanogenic glycoside/plant pits poison

Insecticide/organophosphate type

Intravenous/narcotic overdose

Overdose, drug/alcohol

Snakebite (neurotoxic/coral/cobra type)

Water hemlock poisoning

Fool's parsley plant/intake

Betel nut/chewing herbal/intake

Heroin/morphine usage/addiction

Australian black snakebite

Australian brown snakebite

Black widow spider bite

Botulinum toxin/deliberate exposure

Botulism

Chlorobenzenes/Dichlorobenzene intake

Cobra/Naja snakebite

Curare poisoning/curare-like agents

Death camas (Zigadenus) poisoning.

Ergotism/wild source/wheat rust/intake

Gila-monster bite/poisoning

Hemlock (coniine/cicutoxin) poisoning

Insecticide/pesticide poisoning

Insecticides/Carbamates poisoning

Jelly fish sting/Seawasp/Box

Krait/Blue krait snakebite

Shellfish/Mollusk poisoning

TEPP/Tetraethyl pyrophosphate poisoning

Fish Stings/Zebra/Lion fish/misc

Arrow poison frogs/dendrobatidae

Barium salt poisoning

Mussel poisoning

Sodium fluoroacetate/Cpd 1080 poisoning

Strychnine poisoning

Geography cone poisoning

Synonyms

Debility, feeling weak, Feelings of weakness, generalised weakness, generalized weakness, Muscle Respiratory, Muscle Ventilatory, Muscles Respiratory, Muscles Ventilatory, Respiratory Muscle, Respiratory Muscles, Ventilatory Muscle, Ventilatory Muscles, weak, weakness, Weakness general, Weakness generalised, WEAKNESS GENERALIZED

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