Academic Press Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome: From Physiologic Principles to Clinical Practice

Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome: From Physiologic Principles to Clinical Practice summarizes the current state of knowledge regarding the epidemiology, physiology and treatment of obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS). Currently, the identification and management of OHS is suboptimal, especially in the acute setting, hence the misdiagnosis or mislabeling of the problem has a significant impact on patient outcomes. This volume brings together all aspects of assessment and management into a main resource for understanding the complex physiological and clinical consequences of this condition.Provides one page chapter summaries that cover epidemiology, physiology and treatment optionsPresents an easy to use reference on obesity hypoventilation syndrome, including symptoms Contains chapters with detailed discussions of topics, including color images, graphs and tables that summarize current research Review A collection of the current state of knowledge in epidemiology, physiology, and in the treatment of obesity hypoventilation About the Author Dr. Tulaimat has 18 years of experience specializing in Sleep Medicine and Internal Medicine. He is affiliated with John H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County where he is the Director of Sleep Medicine and serves on the Executive Medical Staff and Stroke Committee. He has over 20 articles, 3 book chapters, 3 letters and 34 abstracts published in the field of respiratory medicine/pulmonary.