Medical conditions with increased risk for hypoxia related problems
| Chronic lung disease |
| Of prematurity |
| Cystic fibrosis |
| Sleep related upper airway obstruction |
| ? reactive airway disease |
| Chest wall conditions |
| Muscle weakness, e.g. muscular dystrophy |
| Restrictive lung disease, e.g. scoliosis and other rib cage disorders |
| Infections |
| Respiratory: upper and lower |
| Haematological |
| Sickle cell diseases, e.g. SC, trait |
| Cardiac conditions |
| Increased pulmonary blood flow, e.g. ventricular septal defect, patent arterial duct |
| Pulmonary hypertension |
| Heart failure |
| Cardiomyopathy |
| Arrhythmias |
| Neurological |
| Seizure disorder with respiratory effects |
| Brain stem disorder (with bulbar effects or sleep disordered breathing) |
| Raised intracranial pressure |