robin082006
Forum Hero
Topics: 471
Posts: 5,123
|
Please
___________________
The Key to Succeed is Patience.
|
| Natasa
Forum Elite
Topics: 9
Posts: 291
|
It's Extreme obesity with polycythemia, somnolence, hypoventilation, arterial unsaturation and hypercapnia, and pulmonary hypertension.
That's all I know about it.Can lead to cor pulmonale and right heart failure at the end.There's hypoxia and hypercapnia and that's why you get polycythemia as well as vasoconstriction of pulmo arteries-giving pulmo hypertension.
|
| reet
Forum Fanatic
Topics: 152
Posts: 1,411
|
The Pickwickian syndrome, also known as obesity hypoventilation syndrome, is the combination of severe obesity, suffering from OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA causing hypoxia and hypercapnia resulting in marked day time somnolennce
___________________
Live as u were to die tommorow. Learn as if u were to live forever.
|
| Natasa
Forum Elite
Topics: 9
Posts: 291
|
Yeah,I forgot to mention the obstructive sleep apnea,thanks
|
| sturge_weber
Forum Guru
Topics: 77
Posts: 1,042
|
yes reet, and natasa, and obstructive sleep apnea is the most imp point of pickwickian syndrome
|
| sturge_weber
Forum Guru
Topics: 77
Posts: 1,042
|
and ya when there is obstructive sleep apnea, due to obstruction in the airways, there re apnic episodes and this leads to hypoventilation, as person stops breathing while sleeping due to the obstruction, and when he the hypoxia wakes him up from the sleep, and this leads to morning time hypersomnolence..... however the condition can be treated by positive pressure cpap therapy.
this is a cause of obstructive sleep apnea, which is however different from central sleep apnea...
|
| mjl1717
Forum Hero
Topics: 959
Posts: 5,467
|
Good heads up sturge and reet on the obstuctive sleep apnea- Also they're usually very obese, as stated above.
___________________
Smell the coffee! "Is That an Osler move??"
|
| robin082006
Forum Hero
Topics: 471
Posts: 5,123
|
good
THANK ALL OF YOU
___________________
The Key to Succeed is Patience.
|
|
| |
| | | | | | | | |
Similar forum topics