When obesity turns critical: How obesity hypoventilation syndrome can lead to respiratory failure and what you can do to prevent it

A 75-year-old woman with severe obesity and Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (OHS) was successfully extubated by CK Birla ...
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Q&A: Considerations for pharmacotherapy possibility in obesity-hypoventilation syndrome

A recent study published in CHEST found that treatment-naïve adults with obesity-hypoventilation syndrome receiving a combination of acetazolamide and atomoxetine for 2 weeks had improved ...
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Obesity hypoventilation syndrome: Can obesity be fatal? A 160-kg woman struggled to breathe, and doctors rescued her.

Severe Obesity Health Risk: A team of doctors at CK Birla Hospital in Gurugram saved the life of a 75-year-old woman in a very difficult and risky case and discharged her safely. How was the patient ...
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Girl with rare disease beats the odds to celebrate 5th birthday

CHICAGO -- A 5-year-old in Chicago has overcome the odds to celebrate her fifth birthday. Now, her family is raising money for her to receive life-changing surgery. When Alice Cloe was born on Nov. 22 ...
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Sleep-Related Hypoventilation

Sleep-related hypoventilation is a breathing-related disorder that interrupts normal sleep. This condition may be diagnosed when all other sleep disorders have been ruled out, though it may appear ...