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Last Update: 12/13/2023 09:07 PM

Current Deck: 1 CRNA::Apex Ankisthesia::Ankisthesia::M&M::35 Anesthesia for Patients with Endocrine Disease

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In extreme cases of obesity hypoventilation (Pickwickian) syndrome, patients develop nocturnal episodes of {{c1::central apnea}}.

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- due to desensitization of respiratory centers to hypercarbia → no respiratory effort is seen at all

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#Apex::12_Misc::44_Obesity Ankisthesia::M&M::35_Endocrine_Disease_Anesthesia::Nagelhout_Expn Ankisthesia::Nagelhout::48_Obesity_Anesthesia_Practice

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