title: Alkalosis-induced respiratory depression from infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.
abstract: We report an infant with apnea due to infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. The distinct mechanism of compensatory respiratory depression of severe metabolic acidosis is implicated.
authors.affiliation: East Tennessee Children's Hospital, Knoxville, TN, USA. epappano@aol.com
authors.forename: Dante
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pappano
mesh_terms: D000471:Alkalosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D046248:Pyloric Stenosis, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011708:Pylorus / Q000601:surgery*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014839:Vomiting / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis