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OSA Questionnaire - STOPBANG
#Diagnosis #PrimaryCare #OSA #ObstructiveSleepApnea #Screening #STOPBANG #Questionnaire
OSA Questionnaire ... #PrimaryCare #OSA
Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Positive airway pressure therapy
   → Positive pharyngeal transmural pressure
Treatment of Obstructive ... ideal if severe OSA ... stimulation → Severe OSA ... Obstructive #SleepApnea #Treatment
There are several screening questionnaires for OSA, although the accuracy of many of them is limited.4,6,7,24
questionnaires for OSA ... #PrimaryCare #OSA
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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DM, SSc, PM/SSc OS ... -52 (Ro52), SSA- ... - SSc, PBC/SSc OS ... , PBC/SjS OS ... SLE, SjS, RA, OSs
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Malignancy, Autoimmune, OSA ... neurocognitive disease
Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
Symptoms Despite 5-ASA ... Drug Adherence • Disease ... • Optimize 5-ASA ... Escalate Treatment ... Colitis Escalate Treatment
Approach to Elevated Bicarbonate (HCO3)
Risk Factors for Hypercapnea? (Hx of COPD, OSA, sedative use, CNS/muscular disorders?)
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(Hx of COPD, OSA
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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valves, COPD, ILD, OSA
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
with more severe disease ... Used to monitor disease ... activity Anti-Ro/SSA ... Treatment: • ... • Moderate disease
Effects of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) on Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Regulation

#Obstructive #SleepApnea #Syndrome #OSAS #Pathophysiology
Apnea Syndrome (OSAS ... SleepApnea #Syndrome #OSAS