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** [[Pectus excavatum]]
** [[Pectus excavatum]]
* Impaired airways (rarely causes hypoventilation by itself)
* Impaired airways (rarely causes hypoventilation by itself)
** Acute exacerbation of [[COPD]] or [[asthma]]
** [[Foreign body aspiration]]
** [[Foreign body aspiration]]
** External airway obstruction ([[goitre]], tumour)
** External airway obstruction ([[goitre]], tumour)