Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
Massive Scrotal Edema: An Unusual Manifestation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Obesity-Hypoventilation Syndrome
... with obesity-hypoventilation (Pickwickian) syndrome, a disorder of ventilatory control affecting individuals with morbid ...this syndrome may result in pulmonary hypertension, right heart ...
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Obesity hypoventilation syndrome
... ABSTRACT Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is defined as a combination of obesity (body mass index ⩾ 30 kg·m −2 ), daytime hypercapnia (arterial carbon dioxide tension ⩾ 45 mmHg) and ...
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Paradoxical worsening of hypoxemia in a patient treated by noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for obesity hypoventilation syndrome with concomitant obstructive sleep apnea: a case report
... apnea syndrome and obesity hypoventilation ...alveolar hypoventilation and had failed previous obstructive sleep apnea syndrome therapy, noninvasive positive pressure ventilation was ...
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Switch of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome: a pilot study
... OHS: Obesity hypoventilation syndrome; OSA: Obstructive sleep apnea; PaCO2: Partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide; PaO2: Partial pressure of arterial oxygen; PFT: Pulmonary function tests; ...
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The effect of positive airway pressure therapy on neurocognitive functions, depression and anxiety in obesity hypoventilation syndrome
... OHS, obesity hypoventilation Syndrome; OSAS, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; PAP, positive airway pressure; PF, physical functioning; PSG, polysomnography; RE, role limitations due to ...
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Using PaCO2 values to grade obesity-hypoventilation syndrome severity: a retrospective study
... of obesity on pulmonary mechanics are influenced by both the distribution and quantity of excess adipose tissue ...of obesity [13]; central adiposity is responsible for cephalic dis- placement of the ...
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IL-8 predicts early mortality in patients with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure treated with noninvasive positive pressure ventilation
... of obesity hypoventilation syndrome ...or Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (OHS) showed similar effectiveness regarding survival, in- hospital mortality, and length of hospital ...
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<p>ST2 Predicts Mortality In Patients With Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure Treated With Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation</p>
... Methods: The study population consisted of 46 patients treated with NPPV for AHRF. Background data and clinical parameters were obtained and blood samples taken at various time points during the treatment. During the ...
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FREQUENCY OF PATIENTS PRESENING WITH OBESITY-HYPOVENTILATION (PICKWICKIAN) SYNDROME AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITALRashid Ahmed Khan*, Muhammad Iqbal, Nasrullah Aamir, Hamid Nawaz Ali Memon, Aatir H. Rajput and Muhammad Muneeb DOWNLOAD/VIEW
... with obesity-hypoventilation syndrome scarcely, but do present at tertiary care hospitals at our ...in obesity, the frequency of patients may rise and thus healthcare professionals should ...
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Clinical problems caused by obesity
... the obesity hypoventilation syndrome (Pickwickian syndrome) which is characterized by obesity, sleep disordered breathing, alveolar hypoventilation, chronic hypercapnia and ...
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Protective effects of grape seed and skin extract against high-fat-diet-induced lipotoxicity in rat lung
... Background: Obesity is a public health problem characterized by increased fat accumulation in different ...tissues. Obesity is directly linked to breathing problems and medical complications with lung, ...
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Respiratory mechanics and ventilatory control in overlap syndrome and obesity hypoventilation
... overlap syndrome of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), in addition to obesity hypoventilation syndrome, represents growing health concerns, owing ...
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Obesity and respiratory diseases
... The obesity epidemic is a global problem, which is set to increase over ...of obesity on the respiratory system are often ...of obesity on lung physiology and the function of adipose tissue as an ...
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Rapid onset obesity, hypoventilation, hypothalamic dysfunction, autonomic dysregulation and neuroendocrine tumor syndrome with a homogenous enlargement of the pituitary gland: a case report
... every 10 to 15 days) due to excessive eating (she required six to seven big meals/day). Later, they ob- served her to have alterations in body secretion (de- creased tears when crying, decreased nasal discharge, ...
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Chronic Alveolar Hypoventilation Secondary to Macroglossia in the Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome
... A 3-month-old child with Beckwith- Wiedemann syndrome who manifested chronic upper air- way obstruction secondary to macroglossia is reported.. Early recognition and therapy of airway co[r] ...
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Extreme intra familial variability of congenital central hypoventilation syndrome: a case series
... CCHS is a disease of the autonomic nervous system that is not as rare as previously thought, with an estimated in- cidence of one per 200,000 live births [1,3,7]. Classically, it presents as sudden death in infancy ...
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Characterization of Dermatoglyphics in PHOX2B-Confirmed Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome
... central hypoventilation syndrome have char- acteristic variants in the PHOX2B gene (primarily polyalanine expansion muta- ...central hypoventilation syndrome would have characteristic ...
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Hypercapneic Arousal Responses in Children With Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome
... Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS, Ondine's curse) is a rare disorder of central control of ventilation in which patients hypoventi late primarily during sleep, despite t[r] ...
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Monozygotic Twins Discordant for ROHHAD Phenotype
... Evaluation at a referral center for pos- sible paraneoplastic syndrome led to a diagnosis of limbic encephalitis with hypothalamic syndrome affecting au- tonomic function. Cerebrospinal fluid flow cytometry ...
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A Triple Threat: Down Syndrome, Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome, and Hirschsprung Disease
... 4. Weese-Mayer DE, Berry-Kravis EM, Ceccherini I, Keens TG, Loghmanee DA, Trang H; ATS Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syn- drome Subcommittee. An of fi cial ATS clini- cal policy statement: Congenital central ...
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