Tag: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Sleeping Beauty–the story of undiagnosed apnea!
Sleep apnea (AP-ne-ah) is a common disorder in which you have one or more pauses in breathing or shallow breaths while you sleep. All you need is this video about sleep apnea with Shaq! Breathing pauses can last from a few seconds to minutes. They often occur 5 to 30 times or more an hour.…
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If it’s not Asthma, what is it?
As physicians, we have the unpleasant task of learning the differential diagnosis for the diseases we treat. Patients don’t understand it, I have unpleasant memories of using it during rounds as an intern, but this exercise can be helpful for patient care and will keep us out of trouble! Not everything that wheezes is asthma–what…
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