Causes by Organ System
Cardiovascular
Aberrant subclavian artery , acrocyanosis , air embolism , Al Gazali-Aziz-Salem syndrome, alveolar capillary dysplasia , aortic arch defects , aortic coarctation , aortic stenosis , arterial occlusion , atrial myxoma , atrial septal defect , Bindewald-Ulmer-Muller syndrome, Blalock-Taussig shunt , Bland-White-Garland syndrome , blue baby syndrome , Buergers disease , cardiac tamponade , cardiomyopathy , Cassirer disease , cholesterol emboli syndrome , cholesterol pneumonia , congenital heart disease , congestive heart failure , cor biloculare , cor triatriatum , coronary artery anomaly , critical valvular aortic stenosis , Crocq disease , cyanotic congenital heart disease , deep vein thrombosis , double inlet left ventricle , double outlet right ventricle , Ebstein anomaly , Eisenmenger syndrome , familial pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis , heart attack , hemothorax , hypocalcemia , hypoplastic left heart syndrome , hypovolemia , hypoxemia , idiopathic pulmonary hypertension , intermittent claudication , ischemic heart disease , isolated ventriculoarterial discordance, Ivemark syndrome , Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome , Kugel-Stoloff syndrome, laryngeal edema , malignancy-related superior vena cava syndrome , Marfan syndrome , Meadows syndrome , mitral atresia in infants , myocardial infarction , partial atrioventricular canal , patent ductus arteriosus , patent foramen ovale , peripartum cardiomyopathy , peripheral arterial disease , persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn , persistent truncus arteriosus , phlegmasia cerulea dolens , pseudocyanosis, pulmonary arteriovenous fistula , pulmonary arteriovenous malformation , pulmonary embolism , pulmonary hypertension , pulmonary stenosis , pulmonary veno-occlusive disease , pulmonary venous return anomaly , right ventricle hypoplasia , right ventricular outflow tract obstruction , shock , Sneddon syndrome , subpulmonary stenosis , superior vena cava syndrome , TAPVC , Taussig-Bing syndrome , tetralogy of Fallot , total anomalous pulmonary venous connection , transposition of the great vessels , tricuspid atresia , tricuspid stenosis , truncus arteriosus , vascular malposition, vascular rings , velocardiofacial syndrome , ventricular septal defect
Chemical / poisoning
2,4,6-trinitrotoluene , 4-Nitrophenol , anchovy poisoning , aniline , anisidine , antifreeze , apple seed poisoning , apricot seed poisoning , arsine gas , bird cherry seed poisoning , bitter almond seed poisoning , brown snake poisoning , carbamates , chlorate salts , chlorobenzene , chronic mercury exposure , clupeotoxin, cyanide poisoning , demeton-S-methyl , diazinon , dichlorvos , dicrotophos , dinitrocresol , dioxathion , disulfoton , endosulfan , epichlorohydrin , ethion , ethylene glycol , ethylene oxide , ethylene , fensulfothion , fenthion , herring poisoning , hydrogen sulfide , iron poisoning , lantana poisoning , lead , malathion , methidathion , methiocarb , methomyl , organophosphate poisoning , paraquat , parathion , phosdrin , profenofos , propane , sea snake venom , silver iodide , silver nitrate , silver , smoke inhalation , snakebites , stachybotrys chartarum exposure, strychnine , sulfur dioxide , terbufos , tetraethyl pyrophosphate , tetrodotoxin , thioglycolic acid , trichloroethylene
Dermatologic
Acrodynia , Al Gazali-Aziz-Salem syndrome, angioneurotic edema , chromhidrosis
Drug Side Effect
Acetaminophen and hydrocodone , amiodarone , amyl nitrite , benzocaine , benzodiazepines , beta blockers ,bicisate dihydrochloride , bufotenin , chloramphenicol , chloroquine , clonazepam , clorazepate , codeine , dapsone , desmopressin , diazepam , dilaudid , gray baby syndrome , hydrocodone , hydroquinone , ibuprofen , Imipenem-Cilastatin ,lorazepam , lortab , maternal sedation, meperidine , methadone , metoclopramide , midazolam , morphine , narcotics , nitrates , nitrazepam , nitrites , nitroglycerin , oxazepam , phenazopyridine , phenol , phenothiazines , primaquine , ribavirin , rifampin , sedatives , sulfonamides
Ear Nose Throat
Choanal atresia , epiglottitis , laryngomalacia , laryngotracheomalacia , lethal chondrodysplasia Moerman type , Ludwig's angina , macroglossia , microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type 1 , micrognathia , Pierre Robin syndrome , retrognathia , syndromic microphthalmia type 9 , vocal cord paralysis , Weinstein Kliman Scully syndrome
Endocrine
Adrenal hemorrhage , congenital hyperinsulinism , hypoadrenalism , hypocalcemia , hypoglycemia , hypomagnesemia , pseudoaldosteronism , type 1 pseudohypoaldosteronism , Waterhouse-Friederichsen syndrome , Weinstein Kliman Scully syndrome
Environmental
Asbestosis , berylliosis , coal worker's pneumoconiosis , cold exposure , hypersensitivity pneumonitis , insect sting allergy , pneumoconiosis , Shaver's disease , silicosiderosis , silicosis
Gastroenterologic
Boerhaave syndrome , Cast syndrome , cirrhosis of liver , congenital diaphragmatic hernia , cystic fibrosis , duodenal atresia , esophageal atresia , tracheal agenesis without tracheoesophageal fistula , tracheoesophageal fistula
Genetic
1p36 deletion syndrome , acrocephalopolysyndactyly , acrofacial dysostosis , benign familial neonatal convulsions , chromosome 22q11 deletion , cystic fibrosis , DiGeorge syndrome , HMG-CoA lyase deficiency , Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome , Marfan syndrome , microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type 1 , Sakati syndrome , Sakati-Nyhan-Tisdale syndrome , Shprintzen syndrome , velocardiofacial syndrome , VLCAD deficiency , Werdnig-Hoffman disease
Hematologic
Blood transfusion , cystic hygroma , deep vein thrombosis , disseminated intravascular coagulation , hemoglobinopathy , methemoglobinemia , Osler-Vaquez disease , phlegmasia alba dolens , phlegmasia cerulea dolens , polycythemia vera , pulmonary embolism , sulfhemoglobinemia , Vaquez disease
Iatrogenic
Mendelson's syndrome
Infectious Disease
Acute histoplasmosis , anthracosis , bacterial tracheitis , bordetella pertussis , epiglottitis , legionellosis , legionnaire's disease , Ludwig's angina , melioidosis , meningitis , pertussis , sepsis , streptococcal group B invasive disease , Waterhouse-Friederichsen syndrome , western equine encephalitis , whooping cough
Musculoskeletal / Ortho
Adams–Oliver syndrome , Al Gazali-Aziz-Salem syndrome, Bindewald-Ulmer-Muller syndrome, Isaac's syndrome , lethal chondrodysplasia Moerman type , microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type 1 , neuromyotonia , thoracic dystrophy
Neurologic
Adams-Oliver syndrome , benign familial neonatal convulsions , Bindewald-Ulmer-Muller syndrome, birth asphyxia , cerebral hypoxia , congenital central hypoventilation syndrome , encephalitis , head trauma , hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy , intracranial hemorrhage , intraventricular hemorrhage , Isaac's syndrome , meningitis , monomelic amyotrophy , mountain sickness , neonatal myasthenia gravis , neuromyotonia , obstructive sleep apnea , perinatal asphyxia , phrenic nerve injury , seizure , sleep apnea , sudden infant death syndrome , suffocation , tonic-clonic seizures , vein of Galen aneurysm , vocal cord paralysis , Werdnig-Hoffman disease , western equine encephalitis
Nutritional / Metabolic
Dehydration , diphosphoglycerate mutase deficiency, HMG-CoA lyase deficiency
Obstetric/Gynecologic
Meadows syndrome , Mendelson's syndrome , peripartum cardiomyopathy
Oncologic
Cystic hygroma , malignancy-related superior vena cava syndrome , Osler-Vaquez disease , Pancoast tumor , polycythemia vera , Vaquez disease
Opthalmologic
Matthew-Wood syndrome, Sneddon syndrome , Weinstein Kliman Scully syndrome
Overdose / Toxicity
Drug overdose , heroin , phosdrin
Psychiatric
Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome , shaken baby syndrome
Pulmonary
Acrocyanosis , acute interstitial pneumonitis , air leak syndromes, airway obstruction , alveolar capillary dysplasia , angioneurotic edema , apnea of prematurity , aspiration , asthma , atelectasis , bacterial tracheitis , Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann disease , bronchiectasis , bronchiolitis , bronchopulmonary dysplasia , bronchospasm , Cassirer disease , cholesterol pneumonia , chronic bronchitis , chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , chylothorax , community-acquired pneumonia , congenital central hypoventilation syndrome , congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation , congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasia , Crocq disease , croup , cystic fibrosis , diaphragmatic paralysis, emphysema , empyema , epiglottitis , erythrocyanosis, exercise-induced asthma , extrinsic allergic alveolitis , familial interstitial fibrosis , familial pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis , fibrosing alveolitis , flail chest , foreign body aspiration , Hamman-Rich syndrome , hemothorax , hyaline membrane disease , hypersensitivity pneumonitis , hypoventilation , hypoxemia , hypoxia (medical) , idiopathic diffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosis , idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis , idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis , idiopathic pulmonary hypertension , idiopathic subglottic tracheal stenosis , infant respiratory distress syndrome , infantile apnea , interstitial lung disease , laryngeal cleft, laryngeal edema , laryngomalacia , laryngotracheomalacia , lethal chondrodysplasia Moerman type , lobar emphysema , lung abscess , Matthew-Wood syndrome, meconium aspiration syndrome , Mendelson's syndrome , mountain sickness , obstructive sleep apnea , Pancoast tumor , perinatal asphyxia , Pickwickian syndrome , Pierre Robin syndrome , pleural effusion , pneumoconiosis , pneumonia , pneumothorax , pseudocyanosis, pulmonary alveolar proteinosis , pulmonary arteriovenous fistula , pulmonary arteriovenous malformation , pulmonary artery sling , pulmonary atresia , pulmonary edema , pulmonary embolism , pulmonary fibrosis , pulmonary hemorrhage , pulmonary hypertension , pulmonary hypoplasia , respiratory depression , respiratory distress syndrome , respiratory failure , respiratory muscle paralysis, sarcoidosis , Shaver's disease , sleep apnea , smoke inhalation , spontaneous pneumothorax , sudden infant death syndrome , suffocation , surfactant metabolism dysfunction , tension pneumothorax , tracheal agenesis without tracheoesophageal fistula , tracheal stenosis , tracheoesophageal fistula , transient tachypnea of the newborn , unilateral pulmonary agenesis , unilateral pulmonary hypoplasia , whooping cough
Renal / Electrolyte
Cholesterol emboli syndrome , dehydration , Goodpasture syndrome , hypermagnesemia , hypocalcemia , hypomagnesemia
Rheum / Immune / Allergy
Angioneurotic edema , Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann disease , Buergers disease , DiGeorge syndrome , extrinsic allergic alveolitis , Goodpasture syndrome , hypersensitivity pneumonitis , insect sting allergy , laryngeal edema , lupus , neonatal myasthenia gravis , Raynaud's disease , Raynaud's phenomenon , sarcoidosis , Shprintzen syndrome , velocardiofacial syndrome
Sexual
Weinstein Kliman Scully syndrome
Trauma
Flail chest , head trauma , hemothorax , penetrating chest wounds , shaken baby syndrome , thermal injury ,
Urologic
No underlying causes
Dental
No underlying causes
Miscellaneous
Choking , drowning , hanging , high altitude , hypothermia , immobility
Causes in Alphabetical Order
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