AU - Ayub, Muhammad Talha AU - Ayub, Tooba AU - Rasool, Wajeeha AU - Khan, Muhammad Shoaib AU - Ishaq, Muhammad AU - Mba, Benjamin TI - When Nerves Fail: A Cause of Respiratory failure in a Diabetic Patient PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - babol-caspjim JN - babol-caspjim VO - 13 VI - 2 IP - 2 4099 - http://caspjim.com/article-1-2173-en.html 4100 - http://caspjim.com/article-1-2173-en.pdf SO - babol-caspjim 2 ABĀ  - Background: Respiratory failure secondary to bilateral diabetic phrenic neuropathy is an uncommon clinical scenario. It is challenging to treat and often results in the need for long-term respiratory support. Case Presentation: We report a patient with long standing diabetes mellitus (DM) who presented with respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation. He was subsequently found to have reduced phrenic nerve and diaphragm compound action potential amplitude bilaterally on nerve conduction studies. Conclusion: Diabetic patients with unexplained shortness of breath should raise suspicion for diaphragmatic paresis from phrenic neuropathy. CP - IRAN IN - Internal Medicine, Marshfield Clinic Health System, Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA LG - eng PB - babol-caspjim PG - 436 PT - case report YR - 2022