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Central sleep apnea

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phuluong2k
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08/09/05 - 08:05 AM

Why the treatment is Acetazolamide & Progesterone ?

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08/10/05 - 02:19 AM

IN CENTRAL SLEEP APNEA RESPIRATORY CENTRE IS INVOLVED N SO THE DRUGS MENTIONED ABOVE R GIVEN AS THEY R RESPIRATORY CENTER STIMULANT

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08/11/05 - 06:30 PM

b/c sleep apnea caused respiratory acidosis therefore you used acetazolamide

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08/12/05 - 08:54 AM

i was thinking this way..
acetazolamide will cause metabolic acidosis, as a compnesation of which there will be resp centre stimulation

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08/14/05 - 02:36 AM

thanks dot

In this article, they say acetazolamide stimulate res. center

http://www.merck.com/mmhe/print/sec06/ch081/ch081...

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